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G R A TO   R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  4,  1893.

NO.  524

THE  LOST  WILL.

Jacob  Beeson  was  a  farmer,  worth 
about $70,000. 
I  was  a  law  student in 
the office of  Henry Platt, of Little Falls 
Twice during the last six months Beeson 
had dropped in to  talk about a will,  and 
his visits were of peculiar interest to me 
The old  man was a  widower,  and  Mary 
Thompson,  his niece,  had lived  with him 
for  several  years  and  was  likely to  be 
handsomely  remembered  in the  will. 
I 
was 20  years  old  and  Mary  was  a  year 
younger, and we were engaged, though the 
old man  knew nothing about it.  One of 
his  sisters was his  housekeeper,  and his 
only child had grown to manhood and left 
home long  ago.  Bill  Beeson,  as his son 
was  familiarly  called,  had  made  the 
father no  end  of  trouble  and  was even 
then  serving  out  a  sentence  in  State 
prison.  On 
the  21st  day  of  January, 
187-, Beeson entered the office, and as he 
removed  his  overcoat,  ^comforter  and 
yarn mittens, he said:

“Bill  has  been  a'drefful  bad  boy,  as 
you know,  Henry,  but I can’t forget that 
he is  of  my own  flesh  and  blood.  No­
body would  blame  me  if  I  cut  him  off 
with  a  shillin’,  but  I’ve  made  up  my 
mind to leave him ’nuff to  start on when 
he comes  outer  prison. 
I  want  it fixed 
about this way:  Say $30,000 to my niece 
Mary; $20,000 to  my sister Polly; $10,000 
to Bill; $5,000 to build  a Baptist meeting 
house,  and  the  rest,  if  thar  should  be 
any,  to fixin’ up the  town graveyard and 
buildin’ a free bridge across Cedar Creek. 
I  calkerlate  I’m  wuth  between  $70,000 
and $75,000,  but we can’t tell how  much 
of a shrinkage thar may be.”

The will was drawn as he dictated, and 
I went out  and got  witnesses  to sign  it. 
Mr. Platt had been the old man’s  lawyer 
for years and  had kept  all his papers  in 
the  office  safe.  This  will,  when  duly 
signed,  was  placed in the  strong box by 
my own  hands, and I  felt  like shouting 
when  I  realized  how  generously  Mary 
had  been  remembered.  When  all  was 
over  the old  man,  the  lawyer  and  the 
witnesses  went  out  to  have  a  drink to­
gether,  while I  remained  to care for the 
office.  They had not been gone two min­
utes, when I got a call from a tramp.  He 
had an  unusually pathetic  story to  tell, 
and as I had  no change 1  stepped  out to 
get a bill broken.  He was not left alone 
over three  or four  minutes,  and I knew 
that the  money drawer  of  the  safe  was 
locked.  He went away blessing  me, and 
the incident soon passed out of my mind.
On the 18th day of  March,  almost two 
months  later,  Jacob  Beeson  was killed 
by his  team  running  away  as  he  was 
driving into  town.  Within  an  hour  of 
the calamity his son,  Bill,  arrived home, 
having  served  his  time.  The  funeral 
was to be  held  on the  21st, and the will 
was to be read after the ceremonies.  Mr. 
Platt  asked me  to go  out with him,  and 
it  was  noon of  the  21st  before we went 
to the safe for the  will.  We  had half  a 
dozen wills in a certain  pigeon hole,  and 
Jacob  Beeson’s had  been placed  on top 
of the  pile.  We  were  not  at all  upset 
when we  failed  to  find it  there,  but fif­

teen  minutes  later,  when  every  piece of 
paper had  been overhauled and  the will 
was  still  missing,  we  were  in  despair. 
Burglars had never touched the safe, nor 
was any  other paper missing.  The law­
yer  remembered  seeing  me  deposit  the 
will,  and when I ran out  and brought in 
the witnesses they  also  remembered the 
fact.  Mr.  Beeson  had  not  been in  the 
office since,  and  there had  been  no occa­
sion to look at the will.  We hunted high 
and low, but it could  not be found.  We 
couldn’t  believe  that  it  had  been  ab­
stracted from the safe, for no opportunity 
had offered,  and  no  one  outside  of  the 
four  of  us  knew  that  a  will  had been 
made.  Beeson  had  not  said  a  word to 
his sister  or  niece,  and  Mr.  Platt,  who 
knew  of  my love  affair  with  the latter, 
had cautioned  me to  drop no  hint.  We 
concluded  that  the  paper  had somehow 
been  mislaid,  and  this  was the explana­
tion made after the funeral.

Bill Beeson  had  come  home to tell his 
father that he had  reformed  and was re­
solved to  be  a  better  man.  The father 
might have  believed  in him,  but  no one 
else  would.  He  was  regarded  by  the 
public  as  a  thorough-paced  scoundrel, 
and no one was deceived by his hypocrit­
ical  demeanor  at  the funeral.  He  was 
no doubt secretly glad at the death of his 
father.  He was probably hoping that no 
will had  been made,  for  a  look  of  sur­
prise  and  disappointment  was  noticed 
when  the  announcement  was  made. 
Later  on  he  wanted  to  know  how  the 
property  had  been  left,  but,  of  course, 
we  gave  him  no  satisfaction.  We  re­
turned straight to the office  and  began  a 
search  which  lasted  the  night through. 
Everything  was 
in­
spected,  but when daylight came the will 
had not  been  found.  We  were  certain 
that  it  had  been  abstracted  from  the 
safe.  But by  whom,  and  at what time? 
Bill Beeson  was  in  prison  at  the time, 
and could not have known of the making 
of the will.

investigated  and 

We sat down  to recall the  past day by 
day,  and  neither  of  us  could remember 
of  any  stranger  visiting the office  since 
the  will  was  made.  Three  men  were 
positive  of  seeing  me  take  the  paper 
from the lawyer’s hands and step over to 
the safe  with  it.  1  was  positive  that 1 
placed it on  top  of  the  other  wills in a 
pigeonhole. 
It  had  disappeared.  Fig­
ure and theorize as  we might,  and as we 
did,  we  could  come  to  no  satisfactory 
conclusion. 
I  was  sent  to  the  prison 
where Bill  Beeson  was  serving  his sen­
tence,  but  no letter  from his  father had 
been received  for  a year  previous to his 
discharge.  Therefore he could  not have 
known of the will.  Had he suspected its 
existence and  conspired  with  some con­
vict  about  to  be  discharged  to  steal it? 
Only  three  men left  the  prison  during 
the two months,  and  none of  those  had 
come in contact with Beeson.

Bill Beeson  waited a  month for  us to 
find that will,  and he then naturally con­
cluded that it could not be fouud.  Then 
he ordered  the  aunt  and  cousin off  the 
place,  and took the  necessary legal steps

to be placed  in  possession.  There  was 
no getting  around  the  fact  that  he was 
the  legal heir,  and  after  a time  the law 
declared him  such.  He  was told of  the 
provisions of  the will,  of  course,  but he 
refused  to  make  any  sort  of  division, 
and settled down to the enjoyment of the 
entire estate.  The  lawyer  realized that 
his  reputation  had  suffered,  and,  aside 
from feeling cut  up that Mary had  been 
done out of  her fortune, I felt in a sense 
responsible for the disappearance of that 
valuable  document. 
I  spent  hours and 
hours in trying to figure out the mystery, 
and one night as  I sat  thinking over it I 
got the  first  glimpse  of  light.  For the 
first time  I remembered  the visit of  the 
tramp.  He  had  been  left  alone  in  the 
office for three or four minutes.

The idea that he  would  go to the safe 
and select that one paper from all others 
was  far-fetched,  but  in  spite  of  Mr. 
Platt’s arguments  to  the  contrary 1  felt 
certain  that  he  did it.  He would go to 
the safe in search of money.  Not finding 
any,  he might snatch at  a paper,  hoping 
it  would  be  valuable enough to bring a 
reward.  Standing  by  itself  the  theory 
was  all  right,  but when I asked myself 
why,  if  it  was the will,  he hadn’t com­
municated  with  us,  I  could  make  no 
answer. 
If he got it,  he  would  be  just 
as likely to  negotiate  with  Bill  Beeson 
as  with  us,  even  more so.  1  began an 
inquiry,however,and soon discovered sev­
eral people  who  remembered my caller. 
He had been hanging  around  town for a 
couple of days  before I saw  him,  and af­
ter a bit I settled the fact that he left the 
day  after.  No  one knew which way he 
went,  and my investigation  had to cease 
there.

July had come,  and Bill Beeson was in 
full swing,  and we had given up the will 
as lost forever,  when  1  happened in  the 
Mayor’s office one  day.  He  was looking 
through  his  mail,  and  as  he  opened  a 
cheap and badly soiled envelope contain­
ing  a  half  sheet  of  note  paper  written 
over  in  pencil,  he  laughingly  observed 
that he had a large  correspondence  with 
tramps.  He glanced at  the letter,  utter­
ed a “humph!”  and  was  about to  throw 
it  away  when  I  reached  for  it and re­
marked that 1 would take  the  trouble to 
answer it in his name. 
It had been writ­
ten  with  a  hard  pencil,  and the chirog- 
raphy  was  scrawly  and  the  spelling  a 
regular  puzzle. 
I  took  it  to  the  office 
and went over it word by word, and when 
I  had  finished  I  startled  Mr.  Platt  by 
uttering a cheer.  The Mayor’s name was 
William  Benson. 
letter  was 
directed to William Beeson.  The super­
scription was  so  poor,  however,  that no 
blame could be attached to the distribut­
ing clerk.  When translated  into  decent 
English,  it  read:  “ Was  Jacob  Beeson 
your  father?  Did  he  make  a  will? 
Is 
the  will  worth  anything  to  you?  How 
much?”  The writer was in  the St. Claire 
county jail and anxious for a trade.

The 

Now we had  a  clue for sure,  and that 
night I started for the county seat of the 
county mentioned, which was  100  miles 
away.  The  date  of  the  letter  was  ten

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happened along,  and him  and the tramp 
had some words,  and Jim run him in.” 

“Do  you  know  if the tramp was sent 

up?”

“ I never thought to ask.”
“ But the coat was never called for.” 
“ No. 

It  lay  on  the  ground  till  two 
weeks  ago,  and  then  1 hung it up for a 
scarecrow.”

“ Did you examine it?”
“No,  sir-e-e!  1  ain’t  handling  coats 
tramps  have  lived  in  for  two  or  three 
years.”

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days’ old,  and it had probably been given 
to some prisoner to post when discharged.
I made sure of getting  possession of  the 
will,  but was doomed to disappointment. 
The letter had been signed “I. J. White.” 
A prisoner of  that  name,  and  no doubt 
the writer of the epistle,  had died the day 
before of consumption,  and the body was 
in the coffin ready  for  burial when I ar­
rived.  1  could  not  identify  it  as  the 
face of my tramp,  but  believing  that it 
was  he 1 exhibited  the letter  and asked 
for a search of his effects.  He had  been 
sent  up  about  the  middle  of  May  on  a 
three months’ sentence,  and  had arrived 
at  the  jail  without a coat.  The  search 
was  brief  and  fruitless. 
It  was  about 
a month after this episode when I set out 
on what the lawyer  called  a  wild  goose 
chase. 
It was a conversation with Mary | 
Thompson  that  caused  me  to make the | 
trip.

I told him I’d like to go down and have 
a look at  it,  and he  laughingly  replied 
that  he had  no  objections. 
It  was  old 
and ragged  and ready  to  fall  to pieces, 
and  I  found  nothing  whatever  in  the 
pockets. 
I had got it on a stick ready to 
hang  up  again,  when  I  decided  on  a 
more  thorough  investigation.  Stitched 
between the  lining  and the cloth  in  the 
I back of  his coat I  found Jacob Beeson’s 
“This J.  White probably  took the  will 
! will,  much  the worse  for long exposure, 
from  the safe,”  she said,  as we talked it 
If  my sur-
but still  in  fair  condition. 
over.  “Where  he  kept  himself  from
Jan. 21 to the middle of  May  we  do  not  prise was great,  that of the farmer when 
know,  but ought to  find out.  He proba-  he  came  to  hear  the  whole  story  was 
bly  put in the time between here and St. | far greater 
learn  the
Claire  county.  You  should 
circumstances  of  his arrest. 
If  he  had 
the will,  he carried it  in  his coat.  How 
did it happen that he  had  no coat when 
arrested?  You  must  take  a  horse  and 
buggy  and  drive  over the  highway and 
try to locate him.”

Bill Besson  had  to step down and out, 
and the property was divided as intended 
Mary Thompson  got  her  $30,000,  I  got 
Mary,  and  according  to  the  best of  my 
knoweldge and  belief  everything turned 
out for the best, and  everybody  ought to 
have been happy.

Waal,  by gosh!  Just think of a scare 

All he could say was:

crow worth $60,000!”

I drove to the west  for two days with­
out hearing anything of J. White.  Plenty 
of tramps had passed over the great high­
way  during  the  winter,  but  if  he  was 
among  them  he  could not be identified. 
On the morning of the third day I crossed 
the line into St. Claire  county.  About 9 
o’clock  in  the  morning,  as  1  came  to  a 
crossroads,  a farmer  hailed  me aud  told 
me to drive into his  yard for safety.  He 
was  the  owner  of  a  bad-tempered  bull 
which  had  escaped  from  the  field  into 
the highway  and was  menacing all trav­
elers  on  the  road  to  the  west.  Half  a 
dozen men men  were then trying to drive 
the animal back  into the field.

“I expect I’ll have to  shoot the critter 
or see him  kill some  one,”  observed the 
farmer  as  we  sat  on 
the  fence  and 
watched  the  movements  of  the  furious 
animal.

“He'd  keep the road clear of tramps if 

allowed his liberty,” 1 replied.

“Sartin  he  would,  Ha! ha! ha!  1 was 
thinkin’  of  suthin’  that  happened  last 
spring.  A mile  to  the north over them 
fields  thar’s  a  cross  road.  Heaps  o’ 
tramps cut  across  right here,  aud you’ll 
find a reg’lar path along  the aige of that 
clover field. 
I was in  the  orchard over 
thar,  and the bull was  in  the  clover lot 
and  racing  around,  when  1  suddenly 
heard  a  great  yelling.  A  tramp  was 
making  the  short  cut,  and the bull  was 
after him.  That chap was a surprise.  He 
looked seedy and  broke  up,  but the  way 
he  did  let  himself  out  was  a  caution. 
Fur about forty rods he went like greased 
ligbtnin’.  D’ye see that lone cherry tree 
thar?”

“Ido.”
“See a scarecrow  on a lower branch?”
“Yes,  I  see  an  old  coat  swinging 

there.”

“ Waal,  the feller  made  fur  that  tree 
as he run,  but the bull  was so clus after 
him  that  he  didn’t  stop  to  climb.  He 
peeled off his coat and flung it down,  and 
that’s  what  saved  him.  The bull stop­
ped to toss it,  and the tramp reached the 
road. 
Jim  Wheedon,  our  constable,

THE  BROKEN  BANK.

When  Mrs.  Doane  told  her  husband 
some months ago,  that  she had  no  faith 
in  banks and  intended  to  take her own 
little nest-egg out of the  Prudential Sav 
ings  Bank  and  keep  it  at  home,  he 
laughed at her.  More than that, he took 
some  time  and  pains  to  explain  to her 
the principles upon which  banking busi­
ness is done,  and  advised  her  seriously 
to leave her  money where  it  was  much 
more  likely to  be  safe  than in  her own 
possession.

“Oh,  you think I couldn’t  take care of 
it,” said  Mrs.  Doane,  “ because  I  am  a 
woman  and  have  no  business  experi­
ence.”

“Nothing of  the  kind,  my dear.  But 
there is always danger from  two sources 
—thieves and fire.”

“ But I should remember  to save  it  in 
case  of  fire, and  would  hide  it  where 
burglars could not possibly find it.”

“It  would  be a great responsibility on 

your mind, dear.”

“ Not at all. 

I would  hide  it  in a safe 
place and never think of it unless a crisis 
came, such as you mention.”

“Where would you hide it?”
“Guess. 
tell you.”

If you  guess correctly I will 

Mr. Doane began to enumerate the pos­
sible hiding place of  his wife’s  nest-egg 
—§500—upon the fingers of his left hand. 

“The bottom of  the hall clock?”
“No.”
“Under the edge of the parlor carpet?” 
“Never.”
“ In the  grate  in  the  front  room  up-1 

stairs?”

“No,  indeed.”
“ In the silver coffee urn?”
“ Nonsense,  Hugh.”
“ In grandmother’s  old  china teapot?” 
His  wife  shook  her  bead.  He  had 
used up all the fingers  on  that  hand,  so 
he changed about.
satchel?”

it  away  in  an  old 

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“Not much.”
“Oh,  I  know.  The  piano?  Burglars 

would never think of looking there.” 
It isn’t there.” 

“Wouldn’t they? 
“Marion!  You  don’t mean to say that 
you really have that money in the house?” 
“I really have  it  in  the house,  Hugh. 
And have had it for a month or more un­
der this very roof.”

“Good,  heavens!  We’ll  be  murdered 
for that miserable $500!  How many peo­
ple  know you  have  taken  it  out of  the 
bank?”

“Oh,  nobody.  That  is,  nobody 

that 
would say anything about  it. 
I told our 
grocer  because  he  does  his  banking 
there,  and our  Hannah.  She had $25 in 
the  same  bank.  They  both  left  their 
money  there. 
I  think they were foolish 
to take the risk, don’t you?”

“No,” said her husband  with  a groan, 
“1 wish you’d  left yours  there. 
It isn’t 
much  to  have  in  the  bank,  but  it’s  a 
millstone around our necks in  the house. 
Why,  Marion,  there  are men in this very 
city who,  if  they  knew  we  had  $500 in 
this  house  to-night,  would  not hesitate 
to  take our lives in  order to get it.”

“But  I tell  you  they  couldn’t  find  it, 

Hugh.”

“Couldn’t they?  How long  could  you 
bear having your feet  roasted over a  hot 
tire, or your thumb nails  pulled out with 
pichers before you  would tell them where 
you  had hid it?”

“H-u-s-h!  You  make  my blood  chill. 
Was  that  someone  at  the  door?  Non­
sense.  Who’s afraid?  You didn’t guess 
where it  was,  so  I won’t  tell you.  And 
you  needn’t  worry  about  it, either. 
If 
it doesn’t  draw a  paltry interest  it isn’t 
going to  enrich the pockets of  dishonest 
speculators.”

Whether it  was the  excitement of this 
conversation or  the responsibility of the 
money in the house cannot yet be known, 
but that  night Doane  was  awakened  by 
his. wife’s groans.  She told him she  had 
a  terrific  headache,  and  begged  him  to 
run to the nearest drug store and get her 
some camphor.  He was up in a moment, 
und  though only half  awake,  seized one 
of  the fancy bottles on the dressing-case 
and, half dressed,  rushed off to the drug­
gist’s.  At  the  corner  of  the  street he 
collided  with  a  strange  man  who  was 
skulking  in  the  shadow,  and the pretty 
fancy bottle  was  shivered  on  the  pave­
ment.  The  man  took  to  his  heels  and 
Mr. Doane looked  ruefully at this wreck 
of  what Lad been  one  of  their  wedding 
presents.

“I wonder if  she  would like  the stop­
per—it’s  cut  glass—pretty  well  cut.” 
He stooped  to pick up  the ribbon which 
held the glass stopper, and jumped back.” 
is  jolly!  One—two— 
three—four—five  one  hundred  dollar 
bills!  I’ve  guessed  a  dead  sure  thing 
this time. 
I wonder if  Marion will  miss 
the money before I get home?”

“Hello!  This 

Thus prompted,  he put  the bills in his 
vest pocket,  hurried  into  the druggist’s 
and bought a pint of  camphor  in a plain 
glass  bottle,  and  went  home.  Marion 
had not moved,  and  was  still  suffering 
intensely from  her  headache.  Her hus­
band did not disturb  her  by mentioning 
the little episode of the  bottle  and in the 
morning  she  did  not  miss  it  from  the 
dressing-case.

At the breakfast table  Mr.  Doane read 
an account of a burglary  committed in a 
neighbor’s  house  and  told  her  of  the 
man  he  had  seen  skulking.  Then  he 
suggested that  she  should  give him the

money to bank, but she  smiled  serenely 
and said no burglar would ever dream of 
looking for it where she had  hidden it.

Mr.  Doane  was 

so  struck  by  her 
woman’s faith—obstinacy,  he called it— 
in  hanging  to  the  money, that he went 
down town  with it,  and  was much  wor­
ried by its  presence  in  his  vest pocket. 
He expected every moment to see his wife 
rushing  distractedly  into  his  place  of 
business to tell him that her  bottled  for­
tune had been abducted,  bottle  and  all. 
But  when  he  went  home  at noon she 
talked of other  matters.  The  dressing- 
case had beendusted and  rearranged, and 
no discovery made.

That afternoon he  banked  the  money 
in his wife’s  name, and carried the bank 
book home in his pocket.

She had made no discovery.  He could 
only guess that the  safety of  her money 
was so ingrained in  her  faith,  that  she 
had  not  once  thought  of  it.  She  was 
covering an old hat frame with some new 
material,  and wiring  a  couple  of  birds 
from last year’s nest to  trim  it jauntily, 
and she asked him about the effect.  But 
not a word of the money.

And that is the  situation  of affairs to­
day.  He,  feeling that a crisis  is always 
impending when she  discovers her  loss, 
and wondering where  he  can  hide  that 
blamed bank book so that it won’t let the 
cat  out  of  the  bag  too soon;  and  she, 
smiling and satisfied that if all the banks 
go to eternal smash,  she  has her money 
safe,  and is a woman  who  knows how to 
keep a secret.

“And won’t  Hugh  be  surprised when 
he  knows  where  that  money  has  been 
kept all this time?”

Yes,  won’t he?

Mrs.  M.  L.  Ra y x e.

that 

It has  recently been  announced  from 
Washington 
the  national  banks 
which  recently  took  out  fresh circula­
tion,  under  the  provisions  of  the  na­
tional banking law,  were  already  begin­
ning to reduce their circulation, and sev­
eral  of  the  New  York  banks had given 
notice of  the withdrawal of  a good  pro­
portion  of  their  notes.  The  national 
bank  circulation  was  increased  about 
$40,000,000 during the recent panic,  and, 
as under  the law  the  withdrawals  can­
not exceed  a fixed  amount  per  month, 
nearly a year must elapse before the cir­
culation  outstanding  can  be reduced to 
its  old  proportions. 
It  is  very  clear, 
however,  from  this  prompt desire to re­
tire recently issued circulation,  that  the 
national banks  do not  find  their circula­
tion  profitable,  and,  consequently,  only 
an extraordinary  circumstance  like  the 
recent panic can drive  them  to issue ad­
ditional notes.  A more convincing illus­
tration of the inelasticity of the national 
bank currency under existing laws could 
scarcely be  imagined. 
It  is very clear, 
therefore,  that  some  change  must  be 
made in  existing laws  if  the  country is 
to be provided with a  sufficiently elastic 
currency to meet all trade needs.  While 
the  granting  of  permission 
to  the  na­
tional  banks  to  issue  notes  to  the full 
par value  of  the bonds deposited would 
help matters to some  extent,  the restora­
tion of State bank  circulation  under rea­
sonable restriction offers the only perma­
nent and  sufficient solution of  the prob­
lem.

The editor wrote “political swim,”  the 
compositor  set it  up “political  swine.” 
It was  an error  only in a  typographical 
sense.

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AMONG  THE TRADE.
ABOUND THE  STATE.

Sturgis—Oliver  Moore  lias  purchased 
the grocery stock of F.  S.  Packard & Son.
Union  City—Avery  Stanton  succeeds 
Newman & Stanton in the meat business.
Big Rapids—Chas.  Raper  has sold his 
news  and  stationery  business  to  Chas. 
Wiseman.

Whitehall —  Mead  &  Cowley  have 
moved their general stock  from  Lansing 
to this place.

Ypsiianti—Mack  &  Mack  succeed  the 
Cook  & Brown Furniture Co.  iu  the fur­
niture business.

Kalamazoo—A.  F.  Woodhams  has pur­
chased the  flour,  feed  and produce busi- 
iness of W.  E. & H.  H.  Mershon.

Charlevoix—Connor  &  Marshall,  boot 
and shoe  dealers,  have  dissolved,  John 
Connor continuing the  business.
Grand  Haven—Boer &  Bolt have been 
compelled  to  build  an  addition  to their 
grocery store twenty-five  teet in  length.
Crystal  Falls — The  dry  goods  and 
clothing  stock  of  C.  (Mrs.  M.)  Fraukel 
has been closed under  chattel mortgage.
Port Huron—DeStieger  Bros.,  dealers 
in  musical  instruments,  have  dissolved. 
Geo.  DeStieger  continuing  the business.
Whitehall—Wm.  L. Forbes has sold his 
meat market  to Herron  Bros.,  who  will 
continue the  business  at  the same  loca­
tion.

Hastings— W.H.  Goodyear  has moved 
his drug stock  into  the three-story brick 
building  which  he  recently  purchased 
and  has  been  overhauling  during  the 
past  summer.

Kalamazoo—R.  L.  Parkin,  who  has 
been in  the book  and  stationery line  in 
Kalamazoo  for a  number  of  years,  has 
closed out his business  here and  will  re­
tire from business.

Homer—W.  J.  Wilcox has retired from 
the firm of  W. J.  Wilcox &  Co.,  general 
dealers.  The business  will be continued 
by the remaining partner,  M.  J.  Rowley, 
under his own  name.

Bailey—A.  W.  Fenton  &  Son  have 
moved their drug,  hardware and grocery 
stock into their new brick building, over 
which they  are as  proud  as  a  boy  with 
his first pair of boots.

Homer—Geo.  L.  Woodard,  who  a few 
weeks  ago  removed  his  stock  of  dry 
goods from  this place to Tekonsha in the 
hope of  doing a  larger  business,  has re­
turned and is again doing business at his 
old stand.  His expectations  as to an  in­
crease of business were not  realized.

Detroit—J.  H.  Black  & Co.,  dealers in 
furniture  and  capets  at  154-158  Wood­
ward avenue, have  given a  chattel mort­
gage  for  §32,000  to  W.  I.  Robinson,  as 
trustee  for  their  creditors,  of  whom 
there  are  126.  The  largest  amount  is 
that owing to the  Detroit  Home Savings 
Bank,  §0,790.

M AN UFA CTU RING  M ATTERS.

Detroit—B. J.  Elliott  succeeds  Elliott 
& Stock in the  manufacture of  lubricat­
ing oils.

Lansing—Gassenmeier & Davidson suc­
ceed  Jacob  Tron in  the  manufacture of 
show cases.

Benton Harbor—Thayer & Adams have 
established  a  wholesale  yard  here  and 
will  forward  8,000,000  feet  of  lumber 
from the South Shore Lumber Co.’s mill, 
Washburne, Wis.,  to this point.

Menominee  —  The  Kirby - Carpenter | 
Co.’s three  sawmills are  cutting  14,000,-' 
000 feet of lumber  a month.  September !

shipments amounted to  10,000,000, which 
may be considered a good showing for an j 
off season.

Saginaw—The Saginaw Lumber & Salt 
Co.  has  finished  rafting  logs  across the 
lake for the season,  having  brought over 
33,000,000 feet.  This  company will  put 
in the usual stock  of  Canada  timber the 
coming winter.

Saginaw—C.  K.  Eddy  &  Sons,  have 
about 3,500,000  feet  of  lumber  on Lake 
Superior unsold,  nearly all of which  was 
cut last  year.  They  sold a  large quan­
tity  to  a  Buffalo  firm,  but  when  the 
panic  came  on  and  the  money  market 
tightened  up  they  took  back  2,000,000 
feet that had been sold to the concern re­
ferred to.

Bay  City—The  Kern  Manufacturing 
Co.’s mill is running a day and a quarter 
time,  which  is  encouraging,  as indicat­
ing  renewed  activity.  The  Green  & 
Braman  mill  has started  up  with a  full 
crew.  The  Hargrave  company  has  re­
ceived a raft of Canada  logs and another 
is  expected.  The  mill  will  run  until 
navigation closes.

Bay City—In  lumbering  circles  there 
improvement,  and  even 
is  a  manifest 
conservative  manufacturers  and dealers 
regard the  situation  as  in  much  better 
shape than  since June, and look  for rea­
sonable activity during the  fall and  win­
ter.  The  volume  of  business  is  yet 
small,  but  mills are  starting  up  again 
and  lumber  products  are  moving  more 
freely.

Ludington—The  sawmill  of  the  Pere 
Marquette  Lumber  Co.  will  shut  down 
October 15 unless there shall spring up a 
strong  demand  before  that  time, 
it is 
said to be  doubtful  if  the company will 
do  any  logging  the  coming  winter. 
It 
has several  thousand  feet  of  lumber on 
hand in excess of  any previous  accumu­
lation  in its history. 
If  logs are needed 
next  season  they  are  well  situated  for 
summer  operations.

Saginaw—The  railroad  logging  busi­
ness,  or rather the hauling of  logs direct 
to  this  river  by  rail,  wili  be  much re­
stricted this  winter.  Of  the  large con­
cerns  that have  furnished 
the  Flint  & 
Pere Marquette  with  so  much  business 
the  last ten years,  only two,  or three at 
the  outside,  will  bring  logs  down  this 
winter,  and the business of the Michigan 
Central  is  likely  to show  a  marked  fall­
ing off.  Last year there came  by rail  to 
the Saginaw  River  311,000,000  feet. 
It 
is  believed  that  200,000,000  feet  will 
more than cover  the quantity hauled the 
present year.

Minnesota  has  fifty-three  cheese  fac­
tories,  which produced  1.374,555 pounds 
of  cheese  in  1892.  The legal  standard 
for  cheese  in  that  State  is  that  40 per 
cent,  of  the  total  solid  matter of  the 
cheese shall  be butter  fat. 
In  the  case 
of milk skimmed from 3.50 to 2.75—a re­
moval  of over 20 per  cent,  of  the  fat— 
over 40 per cent, of the  total solid matter 
of the cheese was butter fat. 
In another 
case in  which the  milk  was skimmed to 
2.80 per  cent,  fat,  over  40  per  cent, of 
total solid matter in the  cheese was but­
ter fat. 
In  the case of normal milk test­
ing 3.50  per  cent,  fat,  over 50 per cent, 
of the  totai solid  matter  was fat.  The 
fats  in full  milk  cheese  should  always 
exceed the  casein, since  there  is always 
more fat  in the  milk than  casein and al­
bumen,  and  a larger per cent, of  the fat 
recovered  in the cheese than of the casein j 
and albumen.

GOTHAM GOSSIP.

News  from  the  Metropolis—Index  of 

the  Markets.

Special Correspondence.

New  York,  Sept.  30—The  year  is 
growing  old  and no  one  will  be  sorry 
when  it is ended.  The high  hopes cher­
ished  by many  as 1893  was  ushered in 
have been shattered and many merchants 
who would have been solvent to-day, had 
business  continued as  it was  during the
first three  months,  have  been  forced  to 
the  wall,  and  thousands  of  others  are 
hanging  on  by  the  eyelids,  hoping  for 
relief before  they are  compelled  to give 
up.  Of  course,  every  mill  which  re­
sumes work  is an  encouraging sign,  but 
a  deep  feeling  of  unrest  still  abides 
among  business  men,  and  they  do  not 
feel like branching out  until  the  august 
Senate  has  talked  itself  out  and  voted 
and gone home.  There is  a feeling that 
the repeal  bill  is sure to  pass, sooner or 
later,  but what we want to know is, How 
much  later?  Local  politics  will  soon 
become  interesting,  though  all  that  is 
necessary to know as to  who will be our 
new rulers is  to learn  whom  Tammany 
will  nominate. 
Its  will  is  law.  Of 
course,  it  might  be  worse.  We  might 
live in Brooklyn.
The  grocery  trade  is  active.  Many 
goods are changing  hands and  prices  on 
many things are  firm  and  exhibit an  up­
ward tendency.  This is the case with cof­
fee,  canned  goods,  dairy  products  and 
provisions.  The trade report collections 
easier  to  make  than  a  fortnight  ago. 
There is no  great  demand  for  money at 
the quoted  rate of  6 per  cent.,  but deal­
ers seem to have  enough of the ready ar­
ticle to pay  promptly for what they buy.
The  sugar refineries  are  running con­
stantly to  catch up with  orders  and are 
reported as  likely  to  succeed  within  a 
fortnight.  About 35,000 tons of  raw are 
being refined  weekly,  and  if  the  profit 
is but  3*c a  pound,  it  will  be  seen that 
the refineries are in high  feather.  They 
are  “pointing  with  pride”  to  the  fact 
that they  have not advanced the price  of 
refined  sugars  lately,  notwithstanding 
the rise  in raws;  and they will  use this 
as a reason for maintaining the price  on 
refined long  after  raw  has  declined to a 
point which  will  allow  them  to  double 
their present  profit.
Rio  coffee  No.  7 is held  at 18c  on the 
spot. 
Stock  here  is  extremely  light, 
being  only  about 75,000 bags,  and in the 
entire country  105,000 bags.
Rice is firmly held,  and is attracting a 
great  deal  of  attention. 
is  cheap 
enough in all  conscience and no one wili 
complain  if  prices  advance  50 per cent, 
more.
Canned  goods, as  intimated,  are  well 
held,  and  advances on  one  thing  or an­
It is 
other are  being  continually made. 
hard  to  meet  the  demand  on  some ar­
ticles,  and,  as the  cold  wave  we are ex­
periencing will practically put an end to 
the packing,  dealers  are anticipating the 
future  by  making  quite  liberal  pur­
chases.  This  is  a  refreshing  Change 
from a month ago.
Foreign green  fruits  are  selling  very 
slowly  and  at  low  prices.  Lemons  are 
meeting with scarcely  any  demand, and 
are quotable at  §1.75@3  and  higher,  as 
to size.  Sicily  oranges,  §2.25@2.50 and 
not  inquired  for.  Bananas,  pineapples 
the  rest  of  the  line  are  moving 
and 
slowly.
Raisins,  dates,  currants,  citron  and 
fruits generally are  meeting  with  more 
inquiry  and  holders  are feeling encour­
aged.  Valencia raisins  are  held at 7>£c 
and this seems to be about as  low as they 
can  be  obtained.  Currants  are  worth 
and firm.  Prunes  are  selling 
6@7J^c for four sizes.
Butter and cheese are very firmly held, 
29c being paid  for  best Elgin  and State, 
and from this the  price  ranges  down to 
23}£c.  Cheese,  9>£@10}£c.  Eggs,  22@ 
25c.  Dressed  poultry 
is  in  active  de­
mand,  light  arrivals  encouraging  freer 
purchases.  Dressed  turkeys  are  worth 
12@16c for prime.  Chickens,  16@20c.
Potatoes and  vegetables are quiet,  the 
former being quoted at  §2@2.40 per bbl. 
Dried apples, 8(910c for evaporated, 1893 
crop.  Dried  peaches,  7@9c.  Cherries, 
8@9c  for  California.  Apricots,  Cali-

It 

1 fornia,  10@12c.  Evaporated  peaches, 
15K@16c.
A  new  refinery  at  Philadelphia  will 
start up some time in  October,  and  one 
in Yonkers about Jan.  1, 1894.  The for­
mer will have a capacity of  2,000 barrels 
refined sugar daily; the latter 1,200.

J a y.

PRODUCE  MARKET,

Apples—All  varieties  of  eating  apples  com 
mand $2.5G@2.75, fancy Wines and  Kings  bring­
ing $3.  The latter  varieties  are  the  only  ones 
which are up to the  average in quality, the gen­
eral run of fruit being the  poorest ever market­
ed in this state.
Beans — Dry  stock  is  beginning  to  arrive. 
Handlers  pay  $1  for  country cleaned and $1.10 
for country picked.

Butter—Scarce  and 

strong.  Dealers  pay 
23@24c  for  choice  dairy  and  hold  at  25@26c. 
Factory  creamery is in moderate demand at 30c. 
Grocers  are  beginning  to  take  out  butterine 
licenses, and the sale of butterine will, undoubt 
edly, put an end to  the present stiff demand fo 
the genuine.

C abbage—H om e g ro w n , $2@3 p e r  100.
C arro ts—25c p e r b u sh el.
Cauliflower—$1.50 per doz.
Cranberries—Early Blacks from Cape Cod have 
put in an appearance, commanding $2.25  per bu. 
crate  or  $6  per  bbl.  The  quality is fine, being 
large in size  and  richly colored.
doz.

Celery—Home  grown  commands  15 @ 18c  per 
Cucumbers—Pickling stock, 12@15c per 1P0.
Eggs—The market  has  advanced 2c  per doz, 
due to the fact  that  stocks  on  hand have been 
cleaned up, and arrivals  are inot  coming in fast 
enough  to supply  the  demaud.  Handlers  pay 
17c, holding at 19e per doz.
Egg Plaut—$1.50 per doz.
Grapes—Concords and Wordens command 12® 
lie per 3 lb. basket.  Niagaras bring 16@18c, and 
Delawares 18@20e.

Honey—White  clover  commands  15c  per  lb, 

dark buckwheat brings 12%c.

Peaches—Late  Crawfords  are 

firm  at  $2. 
Smocks  command  $1.75,  while  small  pickling 
stock can be had at 75c® $1 per bu.
*  Pears—A  few Kiefers  are  coming  to  market, 
commanding $1.;0@1.7:> per bu.

Quinces—$1.50 per bu.
Sweet  Potatoes—Jerseys  command  $3.50 and 
Baltimores $3.25 per bbl.  The latter stock is  the 
finest of the kind which ever came  to  this mar­
ket.

Tomatoes—80c per bu.
Turnips—30c per bu.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements  will  be  Inserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first Insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  insertion. 
No advertisements  taken for  less  than 25 cents. 
Advance payment._________________

791

BDUKK8S  CHANCES.

wanted, $3,000 to $5,000.  Will pay cash for 
good stock and  business  if  price is reasonable. 
F. H. Van Dorsten, Litchfield, Mich. 

■   GENERAL  STOCK  OP  MERCHANDISE 
FOR  SALE—THE  THEODORE  k e m in k  

drug stock  and fixtures  on  West  Leonard 
street.  Paying  investment.  Will  sell  at  half 
real value.  For  particulars,  enquire  of  Henry 
Idema, Kent Couuty Savings  Bank, Grand Rap­
ids. 
787
W ANTED—A  PARTNER, EITHER ACTIVE 
or silent, in  a paying retail shoe business 
on one of  the principal streets in Grand Rapids. 
Object, to  increase  capital  commensurate with 
demand of trade.  Address,  784,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

IilOIt  SALE—Drug stock  in  business  town of 

1,200 inhabitants in Eastern Michigan, trib­
utary  to  large  farming  trade;  lake  and  rail 
freights;  only  two  drug  stores  in  town;  rent. 
$200 per year;  stock  will  inventory $2,500;  sales 
$20 a day.  Reason  for  selling, owner wishes to 
retire  from  business.  Address  No.  752,  care 
Michigan Tradesman.__________________75a

block, Muskegon, Mich. 

capital, to take charge of a first-class drug 

■ ANTED—A  practical  druggist, with  some 
Business  house  a n d  stock  o f  gro

ceries for sale on  Union  street.  Will  sell 
at a bargain.  Address  box  634,  Traverse  Citv. 
Mich. 

______________  

7§4

756

747

store.  Address  C.  L.  Brundage,  opera  house 

SITUATIONS  W ANTED.

790

ANTED—POSITION  AS  DRUG  CLERK 
t v  
by a young lady,  graduate,  registered in 
Michigan.  Good  references  furnished.  Ad­
dress  Box  46,  Brooklyn,  Green  Co.,  Wiscon­
sin. 

■ ANTED—POSITION  AS  DRUG  CLERK 

by a young lady,  graduate, registered  in 
I  Michigan.  Good  references  furnished.  Ad­
dress  Box 46,  Brooklyn,  Green  Co.,  Wiscon­
sin___________________ *_____________782
^ T JA R M A Ii’l Class in Window  Dressing,” 
H   a  monthly  publication,  giving  illus­
trated window displays for dry goods,  clothing, 
furnishings and shoes  and  ideas for store deco­
rating.  Membership fee $3  a  year.  Harry Har­
man,  window  dresser  and  decorator,  1204 
Woman’s Temple, Chicago.

TELE  MTCHEG^TSr  TRADESMAN

5

To Our Custom ers:

_ \l/  o u t   a n d   d o n 't   p r o p o s e  

D o n ’t be m is le d   b y  s t a t e ­
m e n t s   th a t  w e   a r e   o u t  o f  
s u g a r .  W 'e   h a v e   n o t  b een  
to  
be,  a l t h o u g h   w e   h a v e   to 
p a y   a  p r e m i u m   for  sp o t 
g o o d s   E a st,  N o   r e g u la r  
c u s t o m e r  o f  o u r   h o u s e   h a s  
b e e n   d e l a y e d  
in  g e ttin g  
f r o m   u s,  a n d   w e  
s u g a r  
h a v e   a ls o   a c c o m m o d a t e d
a   n u m b e r   o f   c u s t o m e r s   o f  
o t h e r   h o u s e s .

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Pronounced ?

RapBrsewrekapeaniitwarmer.

port  buying.  The  receipts  at  primary 
markets  were  about  100,000  bushels 
larger than a week ago,  and the  exports 
smaller,  and  on  this  basis  the  visible 
supply shows an increase of about 1,250,- 
000 over a week  ago.  Export clearances 
were 1,237,000  bushels  less than  a week 
ago.  English  cables were  steadier,  but 
continental  markets  were  generally 
lower. 
the  local  market  there  has 
been no  change to  speak of,  movements 
have been active,  and  everything offered 
has been taken at the price quoted.  The 
mills are  running  at their full  capacity 
with plenty of orders.

In 

Flour—No change.  Business is active.

Purely Personal.

Daniel  Shook,  senior  member  of  the 
firm of Shook & Son,  at Coral, is  attend­
ing the World’s Fair.

Henry Hunter,  junior  member  of  the 
drug firm of Hunter &  Son, at Lowell,  is 
attending the World’s Fair,  accompanied 
by his wife.

Chas.  N.  Remington  leaves  to-day for 
the World’s Fair,  where he expects to re­
main  four  or  five  days.  He  is accom­
panied by his wife.

Lowell  Hinman,  of  the  drug  firm  of 
Hinman  &  Miller,  at  Sparta,  was mar­
ried last  Thursday  to Miss  Nettie Sher­
man,  of  this  city.  The  happy  couple 
left  immediately  for  Chicago,  and their 
honeymoon will  include  a week’s visit to 
the World’s Fair.

O.  W.  Blain,  formerly engaged  in  the 
commission business here,  is lecturing to 
the  temperance people  of  the  State on 
the subject  of  “Our  Nation’s  Danger.” 
If  the  country is  in  no  greater  danger 
from internal  or  external  enemies  than 
the lecturer is in danger of  paying innu­
merable debts,  no  one  need  worry over
the future. 

_ 

______
The Drug  M arket.

Gum  opium  is  firm  and  a  sharp ad­

vance is probable.

Morphia is unchanged.
Quinine  continues  to harden in price.
Gum camphor is  lower,  on account of 

pressure to sell  by outside holders.

Yellow mustard seed is lower.
Prime  gum  assofcctida  is  scarce  and 

higher.

Canary seed has  declined.
Linseed  oil  has  declined,  on  account 

of  higher prices for seed.
Neatsfoot oil is lower.
Turpentine has declined.

GRAND  BAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Cameron & Co.  have  opened a grocery 
store at  Ovid.  The  Lemon  &  Wheeler 
Company furnished the stock.

Spaulding & Amon have opened a gro­
cery  store  at  Caledonia.  The  Mussel- 
man Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.

L.  L.  Launier  &  Son  have  opened  a 
grocery store at 418  West Bridge  street. 
The  stock was  furnished by  the Lemon 
& Wheeler Company.

F.  H.  Austin,  meat  dealer  at  South 
Grand  Rapids,  has  added  a line of  gro­
ceries.  The stock  was furnished by  the 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.

E.  H.  Foster,  formerly engaged in gen­
eral  trade  at  Fife  Lake,  has  opened  a 
grocery store at  Alden.  The Ball-Barn­
hart-Putman Co.  furnish the stock.

David  P.  VanEvery  and  George  W. 
VanEvery  have  opened a  grocery store 
and  meat  market  at  1  Stocking street 
under  the  style  of  the  VanEvery  Cash 
Store. 

________________

The Reeder Bros.  Shoe  Co., is moving 
from  the  Cody  block,  on  East  Fulton 
street,  to  the Brown,  Clark & Co.  block, 
on North  Ionia  street.  Belknap,  Baker 
& Co.,  who  have occupied  this  store for 
the  past  two  years,  have  removed  to 
the Harvey  &  Heystek  block, on  Louis 
street.

Gripsack Brigade.

Geo.  B.  Caulfield 

is  visiting  Hub. 
Baker’s trade during the latter’s absence 
on vacation.

Geo. H.  Seymour,  wife  and  daughter, 
have  gone  to  the  World’s  Fair,  which 
they expect to do in the course of a week.
B.  S.  Davenport  leaves  Thursday for 
the World’s Fair,  where he will  spend  a 
week  or ten  days.  He  will  be  accom­
panied by his wife.

W.  F. Van Heusden,  general  salesman 
for  the  Franco-American  Food  Co.,  of 
New York,  was in town last  week in the 
interest of  Blooker’s Dutch Cocoa.

W. F.  Blake  and  family leave Friday 
for  Chicago,  where  they  expect  to  re­
main a  couple  of  weeks,  taking  in  the 
World’s Fair about half the time.

Chas. E.  Watson,  who ceased traveling 
for Eaton,  Lyon &  Co.  June  1,  has en­
gaged to cover Northern Indiana for  the 
Lartz Wall  Paper  Co.,  of  Chicago,  the 
engagement dating from Oct.  1.

Scott  Swigart,  formerly  on  the  road 
for the Olney  & Judson  Grocery Co.  and 
the Globe  Tobacco  Co.,  but  for the past 
two years on the road  for the Miller Cas­
ket  Co., of  Belding,  has  been  called to 
Denver by the serious illness of his wife, 
who  sought that  climate  several  weeks 
ago  in  hopes  the  change  would  bring 
relief  from pulmonary trouble.

Grains  and  Foodstuffs.

Wheat—While  there  is  no  change  in 
price from a week ago,  yet the market is 
not as  strong  as it  was,  with  the  pros­
pect of a decline.  The hope of a rise,  as 
expressed  last  week,  was  not unreason­
able, all things considered, but decreased 
exports  and  increased  stocks  in  sight, 
with  millers  buying light,  and some not 
buying at all,  have had a very depressing 
effect  upon 
the  market.  Exchanges 
have advanced,  which  suggests  the  pos­
sibility  of  gold  exports,  and  returning 
confidence has  received  a  very  decided 
check  in  consequence.  This,  in  a meas­
ure, accounts  for  the contraction  in ex­

N ew   Through  Sleeping  Car  Line  from 

Chicago  to  Seattle

Via the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  & St.  Paul 
and Great  Northern  Railways,  has  been 
established  and  first-class  sleeping cars 
will hereafter run daily  from Chicago  at 
10:30 p.  m.,  arriving at  Seattle  11:30 p. 
m., fourth  day.  This  is  the  best route 
to  reach  the  North  Pacific  Coast.  For 
time tables,  maps and other information 
apply to the nearest  ticket agent, or  ad­
dress  Harry  Mercer,  Michigan  Pass. 
Agent, 82 Griswold St.,  Detroit.

H E n O U L i E Q ,  
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the  business 

the  road  and  in 

that 
the  contrary, 

H.  Leonard  &  Sons  have  not  dis­
there  are  any 
covered  as  yet 
judg­
hard 
times;  on 
they  are  do­
ing  by 
ing,  both  on 
their 
splendid  wholesale  stores,  No.  134  and 
140  Fulton  street,  they  have not abated 
work one jot or tittle  on  account of  the 
newspaper  talk  and  an  inspection  of 
their place will  show the extent,  variety 
and richness of  the  stock which appears 
in the several departments of their house 
all displayed in  attractive  order for the 
j present season.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TTtAX>i<JSM A.JN.

T he  D ealer  O ften  to   B lam e  fo r  B ad J 
D ebts.
From the  M erchants’ Review.
While  many  retail  merchants  have 
good  reason  to  complain  of  the 
losses 
inflicted  upon them by  “dead beats,”  be- • 
cause they have  done their utmost to es­
cape  them,  there  are  others  who  must 
share with the “beats” the responsibility | 
for the depredations of the latter.  There 
are other dealers, again,  who are more to 
blame than the  debtors themselves.  We 
do  not  allude  to  the  weak-willed  mer­
chants  who  cannot  return  a  decided 
negative  to requests  of  doubtful parties 
for  credit,  nor  to  the  beginners  whose 
inexperience  seriously  handicaps  them 
for the difficult task of deciding who is a 
proper  person  to  trust  goods  to,  but to 
the merchants  who do  not  properly fol­
low up slow payers, and, more especially, 
to the dealers who invite  losses  through 
bad debts by the  failure to  present bills 
at the  regular  weekly  or  monthly peri­
ods. 
It  has  been  the  business  of  the 
writer  during  the  past  month  to 
look 
into this  matter,  in  connection  with the 
retail  grocery trade  of  New  York  and 
Brooklyn,  and  we have discovered that a 
great many retailers and  their clerks are 
very remiss  in  presenting  bills and col­
lecting  them.  Unless  the  weekly  ac­
count of  a  family  has  reached  a  good 
round sum,  the custom of such dealers is 
to let it run another  week or two,  it  be­
ing  apparently beneath  their  dignitv to | 
present a  moderate  bill,  however  earn-1 
estly it may be  desired  by the customer. 
If the  latter  insists upon  paying the ac­
count,  and has kept track of the items,  a 
thing that few  housekeepers seems to be 
capable  of,  the  chances  are  that  the 
clerk has  no  change and the  settlement 
is necessarily postponed.  We are speak­
ing now of  the  many  instances in  which 
settlements  are  supposed to  be weekly, 
where  no  pass-books  are  used,  and  the 
clerks call at customers’ houses for orders 
and to collect the bills.
This unsystematic  way of  doing  busi­
ness  not  only encourages dishonest con­
sumers to  run up  big bills  and then  re­
fuse  payment,  but  gets  the honest cus­
tomers  into  bad  habits,  and,  where  it 
does not sap integrity,  may cause serious 
trouble,  because  of  actual  inability  to 
liquidate obligations in times of business 
depression  or the  sickness of  the bread­
winners  of  families. 
Is  it  surprising 
that  retail  grocers  should  lose  money 
through bad debts when the same care is 
not given  to the collection of accounts as 
to the securing of orders?

U ses  th e   W eed.

It is often said  by the enemies  of  the 
tobacco habit that  man  is  the  only ani­
mal who  is  debased  enough  to  use the 
filthy  weed.  There  are,  however, 
in­
stances  to  the  contrary,  and a notable 
one is a  big  bay horse  owned  by  a  Mr. 
Birch, of  West Washington,  D. C.  This 
animal 
is  said  to  manifest the greatest 
fondness for tobacco in every form.  The 
greatest favor that  one  can do him is  to 
puff tobacco smoke  in  his nostrils.  The 
horse  inhales  it with every  sign  of  en­
joyment, and will follow a smoker around 
to  get  the  benefit  of  his  second-hand 
smoke.  No  cigarette  fiend  enjoys 
it 
more.  The  horse will  also  greedily ac­
cept any tobacco that  is offered him,  and 
will chew and  swallow  it  with  evident 
pleasure.
R elative P osition of H u sb an d  a n d  W ife.
Little  Dick—Papa  doesn’t  have  any 
fun.  He  has  to  go  to  business  every 
day.
Little Dot—That’s to get money, ’cause 
he’s a provider,  mamma says.
“A what?”
“A provider.”
“Well,  if papa is a—provider, 1 wonder 
“I guess she’s a divider.”
New  York  Merchants'  Review:  T h e 
Mic h ig a n  T radesm an  celebrated 
its 
tenth  birthday Sept.  13 with  a sketch of 
its beginnings  and  history,  as well  as  a 
review of  the  progress of  Grand  Rapids 
during the  past  decade.  T h e  T ra des­
man  is  a  welcome  visitor  at  this office 
and  we are  glad to  hear  that  it  is con­
stantly extending its  field of  usefulness 
and prospering  as so  sterling a  journal 
deserves to prosper.

what mamma is?”

Dry Goods Price Current.

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Adriatic.................7
Argyle  ...................  6
Atlanta AA.............6
Atlantic  A..............  6%
H................644
“ 
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P ............   5
D........  ...  6
“ 
**  LL..............   5
Amory....................   644
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  4&
Blackstone O, Si__5
Black Crow............ 6
Black  Rock  ...........6
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A............... 544
Cavanat V..............  5(4
Chapman cheese cl.  344
Clifton  C R............   514
Comet..................... 64»
Dwight Star............  644
Clifton CCC...........  5%

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.Arrow Brand  4(4 
“  World Wide.  6
“  LL...............   4*
Pull Yard Wide......   6(4
Georgia  A..............  614
Honest Width........  6
Hartford A ............   5
Indian Head...........  344
King A  A................6(4
King EC.................5
Lawrence  L L........  414
Madras cheese cloth 6(4
Newmarket  G........  5K
B  ........  5
N .........  6(4
DD....  514
X ........6(4
Nolbe R..................  5
Our Level  Best...... 6
Oxford  R ............... 6
Pequot....................7
Solar.......................  6
Top of the  Heap__7
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C ......................814
Amazon.................  8
Glen Mills..............  7
Amsburg................ 614
Gold Medal............ 714
Art  Cambric........... 10
Green  Ticket......... 814
Blackstone A A......  714
Great Falls.............   6(4
Beats All................   414
Hope....................... 7(4
Boston.....................12
Just  Out......   4(4® 5
King Phillip..........   744
Cabot......................   714
Cabot,  * . . . . ...........  6(4
OP....... 714
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak...........514
Lonsdale...........  @  8(4
Conway W..............714
Middlesex........   @5
Cleveland.............  614
Dwight Anchor—   814
No Name................   714
shorts  8
Oak View......   ...... 6
Edwards................. 6
Our Own................   514
Pride of the West.. .12
Emp 
..7
Rosalind................. 714
Far well...................  714
Sunlight.................   414
Fruit of the  Loom.  814
Utica  Mills............ 814
Fltchvllle  ............  7
“  Nonpareil  ..10
First Prize..............7
Vinyard..................  814
Frultof the Loom 
714
White Horse...........  6
Fairmount..............414
“  Rock............ 814
Full Value..............6(4
Cabot......................   714|Dwight Anchor.......814
Farwell...................8 

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached. 
Housewife  Q ....
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R ......
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S 
T ............844
U............»J*
V...........10
V   
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X......... 1
Y......... 1
Z...........1

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Unbleached.

Housewife  A...........514
5(4
....6  
...644 
....7 
....7*» 
....744 
....7(4 
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...  844 
9)4 
...10 
...1044 
...11 
...21 
...1444
CABPBT  WARP.

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Peerless, white____ 18  ¡Integrity  colored...20
colored___20  White Star................18
Integrity................. 18441 
“  colored..20
............... 8  Nameless...-.............20
Hamilton 
.................25
.................9 
.................2744
..............1044 
..............30
GG  Cashmere........20 
Nameless...............16 
.................3244
................35

DRESS  HOODS.
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CORSETS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

American fancy  .. 
American Indigo  .. 
American shirtings 
Argentine  Grays.. 
Anchor Shirtings.. 
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino 
..

“ 
long cloth B.  944
...........................  744
“  century cloth 7
“  gold seal.......1044
“  green seal TR1044 
“  yellow seal..1044
“  serge.............1144
“  Turkey red.  1044
“ 

Corallne................C9 50|Wonderful...........  84 50
Schilling’s ..............  9 00 Brighton................4 75
Davis  Waists  ___   9  00 Bortree’s .........  9 00
Grand  Rapids......  4  50| Abdominal...........15 00
Armory..................   6(4|Naumkeagsatteen..  744
(4 Rockport................ 644
Androscoggin
Blddeford.............  6  ¡Conestoga............... 744
744 
644¡Walworth
Brunswick.
6*
PRINTS.
Berwick fancies 
Allen turkey  reds.. 544
544
Clyde Robes —
robes.............. 544
“ 
Charter Oak fancies  444 
pink & purple 544
“ 
DelMarlue cashm’s.  544 
“  Duffs...........   544
mourn’g  544 
pink  checks.  544
“ 
Eddystone fancy...  544 
“ 
staples........   5
chocolat  544 
shirtings
rober  ...  544 
sateens..  544 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  544
staple__  544
| 
¡Manchester fancy..  544 
new era.  544 
Merrimack D fancy.  544 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4 
Repp furn .  844
Pacific fancy..........544
robes............  6
Portsmouth robes...  644 
Simpson mourning..  544
greys........5*
solid black.  5(4 
Washington Indigo.  644 
“  Turkey robes..  744
“  India robes__ 744
“  plain T t j  X 44  844 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................   644
Martha Washington
Tnrkeyied 44........ 744
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........   944
Rlverpolnt robes__  544
Windsor fancy........  644
Indigo  Dine......... 1044
Harmony.................  444
AC  A....................13
Amoskeag AC A ....1244
Pemberton AAA — 16
Hamilton N  ...........744
York....................... 1044
D............ 844
Swift River............ 744
Awning.. 11
Pearl River............12
Farmer................... 8
Warren................... 1844
First Prise.............1044
Lenox M ills..........18
C RiLLOga  ............ 16
.
Atlanta,  D..............6*|Sta«  A 
.............8
\ Boot........................ 644 No  Name.................. 744
| Clifton, K ...............   7  ¡Top of Heap............   9

oil blue 
..  6
“ 
“  green 
“  Foulards  ...  5( 
red 44 
“ 
7
. 
“  X ...........9(
“ 
“ 
“  4 4  ......... 10
“ 
“  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........  5
“  madders...  5 
“  XX twills  .  5
“ 
solids..........5

Ballon solid black..
“  colors.
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  6 
Berlin solids  .........   544

gold  ticket

COTTON  _  

TICKINGS.

“ 
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DEMINS.

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag..................
9 oz.............
brown......
Andover..................1144
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
BB...  9
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

“ 
“ 
“ 
blue  844 
“  d « twist  1044 
•* 

Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19

“ 
“ 

Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........1244
brown....... 1244
Haymaker blue......   7(fc
brown...  744
Jeffrey.................... 1144
Lancaster  .............. 1244
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 1344

“ 
“  No. 250— 1144
“ 

No. 220___13
No. 280  ... 1044

Amoskeag..............   644 Lancaster,  staple

G IN G H A M S .

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staples.  6

“  Persian dress  7 
Canton ..  7
“ 
AFC........1044
“ 
Teazle.. .1044 
“ 
“ 
Angola.. IO44 
“ 
Persian..  7 
Arlington staple—   644 
Arasapha  fancy—   444 
Hates Warwick dres  744 
Centennial............   1044
Criterion................1044
Cumberland staple.  544
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................444
Elfin.......................   744
Everett classics......844
Exposition............... 744
Glenarie.................  644
Glenarven..............   6(4
Glenwood.................744
Hampton.................. 644
Johnson Chalon cl 
44 
Indigo bine 944 
zephyrs — 16

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6
fancies —   7 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6
Manchester............   544
Monogram..............  644
Normandie...........   744
Persian.....................7
Renfrew Dress........744
Rosemont................. 644
Slatersvllle ..  ..........6
Somerset.........   ....  7
Tacoma  ...................744
Toil  duNord......... 1044
Wabash.................... 744
seersucker..  744
Warwick...............   7
Whittenden............   8
heather dr.  744 
Indigo blue  9 
Wamsutta staples...  644
Westbrook..............  8
..............10
Wlndermeer...........   5
York......................... 6*

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GRAIN  BASS.

THREADS.

KNITTING  COTTON.

Amoskeag...............14  ¡Georgia...................1444
Stark......................  19 
............................••
American...............14441  ..............................
Clark’s Mile End... .45  ¡Barbour s ............... 86
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s ............... 81
Holyoke................. 22441
White. Colored.
38 No.  14 .......37 
6 ..  ..33
“  16 .......38 
39
8 .......34
'•  18 .......39 
10 .......35
40
“  20 .......40 
41
12 .......36
CAMBRICS.
Edwards................  444
Lockwood................ 444
Wood’s.............. 
444
Brunswick...........   444

Slater.......................44*
White Star............   4)4
Kid Glove  .............   444
Newmarket.............   444

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

No.

RED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................. 3244 T W............
Creedmore..............2744 F T ..............
Talbot XXX............30  J R F, XXX
Nameless................2744 Buckeye....

MIXED  FLANNEL.

.2244
.8244
.35
8244

“ 

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Brown.
1044
1144
12
20

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Brown.
944
1044
1144
1244

Grey SR W.............1744
Western W  .............1844
D R P ............. 
1844
Flushing XXX........2344
Manitoba................ 2344
9  @1044 
1244
Black.
1044
1144
12
20

“
“
Slate
1044
1144
12
20
West  Point, 8 oz — 1044 
10os  ...1244
“ 
Raven, lOoz............1344
...........1344
Stark 
Boston, 10 oz.......... 1244
WADDINGS.

Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Union R................. 2244
Windsor................. 1844
6 oz Western.......... 20
Union  B.................2244
Nameless......8  @ 944| 
» 
......   844Ô10  I 
Black.
Slate.
944
944
1044
1044
1144
1144
1244
1244
Severen, 8 oz..........   944
Mayland, 8 oz......... 1044
Greenwood, 744 01. ■  944 
Greenwood, 8 os — 1144 
Boston, 8 oz.............IO44
White, dos..............25  ¡Perbale,40dos....#8 50
Colored,  dos...........20  ¡Colored  “ 
..........7 50
Pawtucket...............1044
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Dandle...................   9
“  Red Cross....  9
Bedford...................1044
“  Best.............1044
Valley  City.............1044
“ 
Best AA...... 1244
K K ......................... 1044
L............................. 744
G............................. 844
Cortlcelll, dos.........85  [Cortlcelli  knitting,

SEWING  SILK.

per 44os  ball........30

twist,doz..40 
50yd,dos..40  I 
HOOKS AND BTES—FEB GROSS.
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k & White..10  INo  4 Bl’k A Whlte..l5 
“ 
..20
“ 
..25
NO 2—20, M C......... 50 
|No4—15  J  844........40
•  3—18, S C ...........45 
|
No  2 White A Bl’k..l2  ¡No  8 White A Bl’k..20 
.28
“ 
“ 
..26

..12  “ 8 
..12  I “  10 

SILESIAS.

FINS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
" 

2 
8 

4 
6 

COTTON  TAPE.
..15  “  10 
..18  | “  12 
SAFETY  FINS.
....28 
|N o3..
NEEDLES—FEB  N.

NO 2.

A. James.................1  40| Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s................1  35 Gold Eyed..............1 50
Marshall’s .............. 1 00|American................1 00
|5—4....1  65  6-4...2 80
5 -4 ....  1  75  6—4... 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

COTTON T WINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.....................12
Domestic ................ 1844
Anchor................... 16
Bristol.................... 13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I XL........................1844
Alabama...................644
Alamance................. 644
Augusta.................. 744
Ar  sapha..................6
Georgia.....................6(4
G ranite..................  544
Haw  River............   5
Haw  J ....................  6

Nashua................... 18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply....17
North Star..............20
Wool Standard 4 plyl744 
Powhattan.............18

Y‘ 

Mount  Pleasant__ 644
Oneida....................  5
Prymont  ...............   5(k
Randelman............ 6
Riverside...............   544
Sibley  A.................  644
¡Toledo 

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C h a s.  B.  K e l s e y . Pres. 

E. B. Se t m o u h , Sec’y. 

J. W. H a n n e n , Supt.

'‘Chicago” Linen Hlnge'and

Mullins Patent Flat Opening Books. 

SPECIAL  BOOK  BINDING. 

AMERICAN  PLAN

Telephone 1243.  89 Pearl street,  Old  Houseman 

Block,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Directly Opposite Union  Depot

R A TES, $1.50 P E R   D A T

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STEAM  HEAT  AND  ELECTRIC  BELLS
FREE  BAGGAGE  TRANSFER  FROM  UNION
DEPOT.

BEACH &  BOOTH,  Props.

Is   M a n u fa c tu re d

only  by

HENRY  PASSOLT, 

Saginaw,  Mich.

For general laundry and  family 

washing  purposes.

Only brand of first-class laundry 

soap manufactured in the 

Saginaw  Valley.

Having  new  and  largely  in­
creased  facilities  for  manu­
facturing  we  are well  prepar­
ed  to fill orders promptly and 
at most reasonable prices.

Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.,
SCHOOL  BOOK,
SCHOOL  SOPPLIES,

TABLETS, 
SLATES.

4.ND  A  FULL  LINE  O

STAPLE  STATIONERY,

2 0   &  2 2   M onroe  St.

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REPRESENTATIVE  RETAILERS. 

H arry

D eG raaf, 

S tre e t  G rocer.

th e   S o u th   D ivision 
G.  H.  DeGraaf,  grocer  at  221  South 
Division  street,  was  born in  Buffalo, N.
Y., Oct.  4,  1851.  His  parents  were Hol- 
landers and came to this  country in  1845
immediately after their marriage,  taking 
up  their  residence 
iu  Buffalo,  where 
“ Harry,’’  as  he  is  familiarly  known, 
made his debut into this world of sorrow, 
The  family  remained  in  Buffalo  until
1855,  when  they  pulled  up  stakes and 
started  for the  “ West”  as Michigan  was
then  generally supposed to be somewhere 
on the frontier of civilization.  This sec­
tion of  the State  was, even  as  far  back
as 1855,  the  home of  a large  number of
Mr.  DeGraaf’s compatriots,  which  fact,
no doubt,  had  its influence in  determin- 
ing him to make  his  home in Grand  Rap­
ids,  where,  with  his  family,  he has ever 
since resided.  Here  the boy was  reared
in  those  principles of honesty,  industry 
and frugality  which  are such prominent
characteristics of the Hollanders, attend­
ing the  common schools  until he was  15 
years  of  age,  when  he  entered  C.  B. 
Allen’s dry goods store as clerk.  After a 
year in this establishment he returned  to 
school for another twelve  months,  at the 
expiration of which time he “ went behind 
the counter”  in  McNaughton  & Horton’s 
grocery,  remaining  one year.  The next 
four  years  were  spent with Voorheis  & 
Co.,  and then,  for  two  years,  he clerked 
for G.  Cook.  Railroad building was then 
at the high  water mark of activity.  The 
great trunk  lines  of  the  East  were ex­
tending  their  roads  so  as to  make con­
rapidlv  developing 
nection  with  the 
commercial  and  industrial 
interests  of 
Michigan. 
In  every direction  projected 
lines were being surveyed and a place on 
a surveying staff  offered  exceptional op 
portunities  to  one  desirous  of  “seeing 
the country.”  Harry contracted  “ tramp 
fever” 
fortunate 
enough  to  secure  a  situation  with 
party of surveyors.  He saw the country 
and  finally  returned  to  Grand  Rapids 
fully  convinced  that  this  city  was  the 
best place in  Michigan  for  a  live  man 
His  first  engagement  after  his  return 
was with  DeGraaf,  Riddle  &  Co.,  with 
whom  he  remained  two  years.  Then 
without a  dollar  of  capital of  his  own 
he resolved to enter  business on his owi 
account.  Bravely 
launching  his  bark 
on the troubled sea of commercial compe 
tition,  he  set sail  for  the  haveu of  sue 
cess,  which  he  felt  assured  lay  some 
where  along the  course  he  proposed  to 
follow.  For  two  years  he did  busiues 
as a grocer  at 227 South  Division street, 
when he purchased a lot  at the corner of 
Division and Goodrich streets aud erected
the building he  has  ever since occupied.
Mr.  DeGraaf  commauds  the  confidence 
of  a  large  constituency  and  is doing  a 
satisfactory  and  constantly 
increasing 
business. 
It is  not  alone in commercial 
life that Mr.  DeGraaf has  distinguished 
himself, however.  Years ago  he turned 
his attention  to  municipal  politics,  and 
in  1883 he  was  elected  to  the  Common 
Council  from the  First  Ward.  He held 
his  seat  in 
the  Council  for  six  years 
without a break,  and at the last city elec­
tion was again  returned to the old stamp­
ing ground.  He  serves  with  efficiency 
and zeal on the Committee on Parks  and
also on the Committee on Buildings,  and 
is known as  one of  the most  aggressive 
and progressive members of the Council. 
He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Grand

somehow,  and  was 

Rapids  Retail Grocers’  Association,  and 
for a year was a member of  the Commit­
tee on Trade  Interests of  that  organiza­
tion.  Mr.  DeGraaf  is  Past  Exalted 
Ruler  of  the  Order  of  Elks  and  holds 
membership  in  several  other  societies. 
He was  married  iu  1875  to  Miss Minnie 
Agters,  of  Allegan,  and  three children, 
two  boys  and  a  girl,  have  blessed  the 
union.  As a  grocer,  Mr.  DeGraaf takes 
pride  in  his  business,  and  his  store, 
though filled to  overflowing  with goods, 
is 
clean,  and 
presents  an  attractive  appearance. 
In 
politics he is  a Republican,  but  believes 
there should be  no politics  in municipal 
affairs,  but that the  business of  the city 
should  be  conducted,  and  the  city  of­
ficials  chosen,  without  regard  to  party 
affiliation.

always 

neat 

and 

Mr. DeGraaf  is a  young  man yet, just 
u the prime of life, and his many  friends 
may  reasonably  hope  to  see  him  live 
many years of usefulness and honor.

A C u rren cy  T ax on Checks.

and 

The  manufacturers  of  Hartford,  Ct.. 
are in  an uncomfortable  frame  of mind 
over the consequences  of their  attempts 
to  tide  the  financial  stringency  by  is- 
uing pay checks  that  could  be  used  as 
money. 
It  seems  that  the  Collector  of 
Internal  Revenue there sent  a  specimen 
of these checks  to  the  Commissioner of 
nternal  Revenue, 
asked  him 
whether,  under the  law,  such  were  not 
iable to a 10 per cent,  tax as circulating 
medium.  The  Commissioner  has  de­
cided that they are so liable.  Such checks 
were issued by a number of leading man­
ufacturers  of  Hartford,  the  Billings  & 
Spencer Co.,  Pratt & Whitney,  the Pope 
Bicycle  Co.,  and  many  others.  They 
were payaole through the clearing-house, 
and their use was  continued  for several 
weeks.  It is said that  the  taxes  collecti­
ble on the checks issued in Hartford will 
not  fall  short  of  $20,000.  As the same 
plan was adopted  in  many  parts  of the 
country,  there is likely to be widespread 
trouble  over  this  decision,  unless  Con­
gress adopts immediate measures to avert 
it.  The  duty  of  the  Commissioner  to 
collect  the  tax  is  plain  under  the  law, 
and he can do no less.
The T om ato  a   V eg etab le, N ot  a   F ru it.
The United  States  Supreme Court has 
made  the  following  decision  in  a  case 
brought before it  involving the question 
whether the tomato is fruit or vegetable: 
“Botanicaily  speaking,  tomatoes are the 
fruit  of  a  vine  just  as  are  cucumbers, 
squashes,  beans  and  peas.  But  in the 
common language of the people,  whether 
sellers  or  consumers  of - provisions,  all 
these are vegetables, are grown in kitchen 
gardens, and  which whether eaten cooked 
or  raw,  are,  like  potatoes, carrots,  pars­
nips,  turnips,  beets,  cauliflower,  cab­
bage, celery  and  lettuce,  usually served 
at  dinner  with  or  after  the  soup,  fish 
or  meats which  constitute  the  principal 
part of  the  repast,  and  not  like  fruits 
generally,  as dessert.”

Use  Triulesmun  Coupon  Books.

Hardware Price Current.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyer»,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dlB.
Snell’s ...........................................................
Coot's  ......................  
4m
 
Jennings’, genuine.......................................
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................# 7 00

AXES.

 

 

“ 
• 
• 

D.  B. Bronze..............................   i* 00
S.B.S. Steel...............................  8 00
D. B. Steel....................................13 50

d ls .

dls.

BARROWS. 

bolts. 

Railroad  ...................................................... 11*11122

Stove.............................................................. 50*10
Carriage new list.............................................. 75*10
Plow.................................................................... *®*!2
Sleigh shoe  ................................................. 
”0
Well,  plain  ..................................................»3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00
u lS .
Cast Loose Pin. figured.................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5aat joint.............. 60**0

B F T T fl.  CAST. 

BUCKETS.

60*10  Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 

Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60*10
Wrought Table.............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60*10
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s.................  .........................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

......................................  
BLOCKS.

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892
Grain....................................................  dls. 50*02

CRADLES.

CROW  BARS.

Cast Steel............................................ per 1b  5
Bly’s 1-10............................................ per m 
Hick’s C.  P ........................................ 
“ 
G. D ....................................................   “ 
Musket.......   ...........  .......................  
“ 

CAPS.

65
60
35
60

CARTRIDGES.

chissls. 

Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire...........................................dls. 

50
25

Socket Firm er.............................................  70410
Socket Framing............................................70*10
Socket Comer............................................... 70*10
Socket Slicks............................................... 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

dls.

dls.

combs. 

Curry,  Lawrence’s......................................  
40
Hotchkiss....................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross—   ......12©12H dls. 10

CHALK.

COPPER.

“ 

28
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14x56, 14x60..............  ......  
26
23
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................ 
23
 
25
Bottoms....................................................  
dls.
Morse’s Bit  Stocks..................................... 
50
Taper and straight Shank..........................      50
Morse’s Taper Shank............................... 
. 
50

drills. 

 

dripping pans.

Small sizes, ser pound................................  
Large sizes, per  pound................................ 

07
6 V4

ELBOWS.

HAMMERS.

 

dls.

H IN G ES.

HANGERS. 

14  and
Vi............ ............. net
%............ ............. net
* .......................... net
* ............ ............. net
............dls.

Maydole  A Co.’s................................................... dls. 25
Kip’s ....................................... 
 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s....................................   dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................... 
.  80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel  Hand — 30c 40*10 
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ..................................dlB.60&10
State............................................... per do*, net, 2 50
3V4
10
8*
7V4
7V4
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  antl-frlctlon.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track....................... 
40
Pots..............................................................  60*10
Kettles...........................................................60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60*10
Gray enameled................................  —  40*10
Stamped  TlnWare............................... new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new llstSSK&lO
Bilght...................................................  70*10*10
Screw  Byes............................................. 70*10*10
70*10*10
Hook’s ................................ 
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70*10*10
levels. 
dls.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .....................
ROPES.
Sisal, K Inch and larger............................. 
9
Manilla................................  ......................   13
'Hr.
Steel and  Iron 
Try and Bevels 
Mitre

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

wire goods. 

HOLLOW WARE.

SQUARES. 

. . . . . .  

dls.

SHEET IRON.Com.  Smooth.  Com.
*2 95
3 05
3 05
3 15
3 25
8 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14...................................... *4  05 
Nos. 15 to 17 .....................................  4 05 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 05 
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 05 
Nos. 25 to 26 .....................................  4 25 
No. 27 ...............................................   4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .....................................dls. 
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 

SAND PAPER.

SASH CORD.

50
50

“ 

15 

16 

dlS.

dls.

dls.

12 

13 

dls.

dls.

SAWS. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

wire. 

TRAPS. 

MATTOCKS.

SASH  WEIGHTS.

WRENCHES. 

Discount, 60

HORSE NAILS.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Discount, 10.

locks—door. 

mauls. 
mills. 

MOLABBBS GATES. 

GALVANIZED IRON

knobs—New List. 

piles—New List. 

14 
GAUGBS. 

Drab A 
White  B 
DrabB..
White C 

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27  28
List 
17

H and............................................ 
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,
Special Steel Dex X Cats, per foot__  
Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot................................................. 

Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................do*, net 
75
40
Corrugated...........................................dls 
Adjustable............................................dls. 40*10
Clark’s, small, Si8;  large, $26...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, *24;  3,830............................ 
25
Disston’s ...................................................... 60*10
New American  ............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ......................................................60*10  solid Byes.................................................per ton *25
...........................................................  
Heller’s 
50
m   1 
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .....................................  
60 I
20
50
30
30
Steel, Game.......................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s ___ 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c psr dox
Mouse, delusion.................................. *1.50 per doz
dls.
Bright M arket...................................................  65
Annealed Market............................................. 70—10
Coppensd M arket.............................................   60
Tinned M arket.................................................  62H
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.............................  2 80
painted..................................  2  40
Au  Sable  .............................................. dls. 
40*10
Putnam .............................................. 
dls.  05
Northwestern...................................  
dls. 10*10
dls.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  G enuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,......................  76
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*10
dls.
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bird C ages......................................  
50
 
Pumps, Cistern...........................................  
7f *10
Screws, New L ist..............................................70*10
Casters, Bed  a  d  Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American........................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.......  66*10

dls.  I
50
Stanley Rnle and  Level Co.’s ........................ 
dls.
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings  .........................  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.................... 
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
55
55
Branford’s ........................................................ 
Norwalk’s ........................................................ 
55
Adze Bye.............................................*16.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye.............................................*15.00, dls. 60
Hnnt’a ..........................................*18.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ......................................  
40
40
“  P. 8. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cls >k’s ................... 
40
“  Enterprise 
......................................... 
30
Stebbln’s  Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Advance over  base,  on  both  Steel  and Wire.
Steel nails, Dase................................................... 150
Wire nails, base............................. 
.......1  75@1  80
«0 
Base
so” ...................................................  
J2
30...........................................................  
»
«
16........................................................... 
12...........................................................  
¿5
50
10........................................................... 
8............................................................  
60
7 * 6 ...................................................... 
75
4 
90
2 
1  60
......................................................  
P ln e3 ...................................................  
160
Case  10.................................................  
65
75
8............................................. 
90
6................................................. 
Finish 10..............................................  
75
8...............................................  
90
6................................................ 
1  10
Clinch! 10.............................................. 
70
80
8.............................................. 
6.............................................. 
«0
Barren %  ........ 
1  75
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................   ©40
Sclota  Bench................................................. 
050
Sandusky Tool  Co.’«, fancy...........................  040
Bench, first quality........................... ..............„ 0*1
Stanley Rnle and  Level Co.’a  wood............ 50*10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... fils.  ™
dlS.
Iron and  Tinned................................................... 
Copper Rivets and B ars................................50—101
"A ” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10  30  14x31  IX  ................ 
“ B”   Wood’s  p a t. planished, Nos. 25 to  2 7 ...  9  20 

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig B ars..............................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2V4c per pound.
6%
600 pound  casks...............................................  
Per  pound......................................................... 
7
* © * • - ..............................................................
Extra W iping...................................................... 
If
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by private brand» 
vary according to composition.
Cookson..............  ........................... per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN—MRLTH GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............. ..............................•  7
“ 
14x20IC, 
10x14 IX, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

Bach additional X on this grade (1.50.
14x20 IC, 
‘  Worcester.........................  
6
< 
8
............................ 
14x20 IX, 
............................  18
‘ 
20x28 IC, 
14X20 IC, 
1  Allaway  Grade................. 
6
14x20 IX, 
7
 
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“ 
.....................  12
20x28 IC,
40 i ¡vwoa t-v
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15
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14X28IX ............................................................. *14
-  -.......................   15
l « s s   IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I  per ponnd 
.  pj 
I
I  14x60 IX, 

20 ............................................................................ 

10xl4IC,  Charcoal..........................................• 6  75
6  75
14X20IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8  25
14x20 IX, 
9  26

 
 
 
ROOFING PLATES

...................................................................... 120

Bach additional X on this grade, 11.75.

Broken packs Mo per pound extra. 

...............................................Base 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

METALS,
PIG TIN.

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9  25
9  26

PLANES. 

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RIVETS. 

ANTIMONY

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26c
28c

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

A  W EE K L Y   JO U RN A L  D EVOTED  TO  T H E

B est  In te re s ts   o f  B u sin ess  M en.

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W EDNESDAY.  OCTOBER  1,  1893.

quire  deliberation  and  reason. 
Peo- 
1 Pic  will  brook  no  delay  in  anything, 
j This  is  pre-eminently  the  age of  haste, 
| of unreasoning,  imperious haste.  Steam 
| and  electricity  annihilate  space; 
the 
| wire  and  the  rail  bridge  seas  and  con- 
| dense continental  distances,  and all  the 
magical  potencies  of  science  are  called 
into requisition  to  give  man immediate 
achievement and gratification.

Is it this spirit  of  haste  which  is  the 
cause  of  the  excessive  outbreaks  of 
violent crimes?  What man  wants in this 
| wonderful  age  he  wants at once—now. 
He cannot  wait to  accumulate wealth  by 
I slow degrees and time-honored processes. 
He  must  have  it  without  delay,  and, 
therefore,  he speculates,  he gambles,  he 
embezzles and steals  where  he may.  A 
few  weeks ago  a  trusted employe in  the 
| Philadelphia  mint  was  caught  robbing 
the Government.  He had commenced by 
stealing  an 
ingot  of  gold  each  year 
Then he hastened  his  operations  to  the 
stealing of one a month.  Finally he took 
one nearly every  day,  when  his  crimes 
came to light.  Not satisfied with accum 
ulating  a  dishonest  competence,  and 
under  the  influence  of  the  demon  of 
haste, the robber  abandoned  all caution 
and sought to become  rich  in a moment 
This spirit of haste has  come upon the 

LAW  OR  LAWLESSNESS.

No  thinking  person  who  reads 
to  observe 

the 
that 
newspapers  can  fail 
throughout 
throughout  this  country, 
our hemisphere,  there is  a rapidly grow­
ing tendency  to  violent  crimes  and  to 
their punishment, if  punished  at all, by 
popular violence.  Many of the countries 
of  the  continent,  particularly  in South 
and Central  America,  are  suffering from 
insurrections and  civil  war while in our 
own favored  republic  shocking murders, 
and outrages against women, robberies of 
trams  and  banks  by bands of highway­
men,  riots and murderous outbreaks,  are 
reported from all  sides,  while lynch law 
seems  to  have  taken  the  place  of  the 
regular  statutes  and  judicial  tribunals 
for the avenging of both  public and  pri­
vate wrongs.

lately 

It  is  astonishing  that the remarkable 
conditions of lawlessness  shown  by this 
state of facts should exist in this boasted 
age  of  civilization  and  enlightenment. 
The  world  has  been 
told  by 
many too hopeful  optimists  that  this is 
pre-eminently  the  era  of peace and rea­
son;  that arbitration has been enthroned 
in the place of war  for  rhe settlement of 
international  disputes,  that  authorized 
representatives of all the religions in the 
world  are  now able to  meet together in a 
grand  parliament,  and  if  they  do  not 
agree  upon  a  common  and  universal 
creed and rule of faith,  at least they have 
established terms  of  general  amity  and 
arranged a code of  intersectarian tolera­
tion. 
In  the  light  of  such  statements, 
illustrated  by  remarkable  examples  of 
international  arbitration,  and 
the 
presence  of  an  actual  congress  of  re­
ligions.  one might  be disposed  to believe 
that the millenium  is really at hand.

in 

But  he  who  indulges in such  a pleas­
ing  dream  will  soon  be  most  rudely 
awakened  by  the  roar  and  rage  of  the 
lawlessness  that  is  abroad  in  the  land.
It  consists  most  discordantly  with  the 
millenial  dream.  However  men  may 
be  willing  to  reason  and  make  conces­
sions  upon  international  questions  and 
old-world religions,  they  appear to have 
no  manner  of  use  and  no  patience  for 
the  slow  processes  of  judicial  settle­
that  re­
ment,  or  for  any  methods 

It  is almost 

people  as  a  besetment. 
delirium or madness that has seized upon 
the  population.  They  refuse  to  wait 
They demand  gratification,  fortune,  re 
venge, everything,  as it were,  instantan 
eously.  The  law  is  a  restraint,  and 
every  restraint  is  unbearable;  then the 
law is to be brushed  aside whenever it is 
in  the way of some selfish demand.  The 
law prevents the man  who has not,  from 
taking from the  man  who  possesses. 
It 
was  not  the  law  which  made  one  man 
| poor and another rich, but it protects the 
rich  man’s  property;  therefore  the  law 
must be violated.  The law is in  the way 
of every lawless desire,  and so men band 
together  to  violate  and  overthrow  it 
Thus there is growing up a  general hos­
tility to all law and restraint.  This vio­
lation of law is not confined to any class.
It  pervades  all,  and  is  almost  as  much 
the  rule  with  many  sworn  officials  as 
with the criminals they  are  set  to  keep 
in check.

this, 

the  epidemic 

No wonder that  lynching and lawless­
ness are rife through the country.  Worse 
than 
is  growing. 
There  seems  to  be no stopping point in 
sight,  and when an  official, at the risk of 
j his life,  stands to his duty and meets vio­
lence with  violence,  he is condemned and 
proscribed by  public  opinion,  when he 
should  be regarded as a grand and heroic 
character.  But this  state of things can- 
I not  last  long  in  this  age  of  haste.  A 
change must  come  soon.  There will be 
a  great  uprising. 
It  will  be  to  deter­
mine  whether  a  majority of the people 
are to be governed  by  law or by the will 
of  a  mob.  On  which  side  will  you  be 
found?

RAILROAD  CASUALTIES.

The recent  frequency of  fatal and ex­
tensive  accidents to  passenger  trains on 
I great trunk line railways is  taking  on  a 
| frightful  complexion.  They  have  been 
j attributable either  to failure  of  bridges 
j  or  trackway at  points  specially  danger- 
j ous, or they  have been  due to the ineffi- 
j ciency or  carelessness of  train  hands or 
other employes.  Most of  these shocking 
casualties have  lately  been  upon routes 
| which are  commonly  traversed  at  high 
I rates of speed.

There are railway accidents  which are 
unavoidable,  where,  by the operation  of 
storms  and  other  weather  vicissitudes, 
the  roadway is  suddenly washed out, or 
bridges are damaged, or  landslides cover 
up the tracks  before  information  can be 
given to  approaching trains,  or where a 
wheel breaks,  or,  with  criminal intent, 
the road has been  obstructed or the rails 
displaced.  But  a  bridge  structurally 
weak or out of  repair,  or a track  in bad 
order, a  locality known  to be dangerous 
left unwatched,  are  faults  that are inex­
cusable,  as  are  also  the  inefficiency  or 
misconduct  of  employes  who  hold  im­
portant posts  with  which  the  safety  of 
trains is largely concerned.

All  serious  railway  accidents  involv­
ing loss of  life ought  to be  investigated
by the  railway  commissions,  as  well as
by the local coroners’ juries and other au­
thorities. 
It  will  come  sooner or  later, 
that  fatal  accidents  on  interstate rail­
ways will be investigated  by special offi­
cials, as are now those occurring to vessels 
carrying passengers  and  crews upon the 
navigable  waters  of  the  country.  The 
railways  ought  to  have  every  possible 
protection against wreckers and robbers. 
They  are entitled  to  sympathy  for mis­
fortunes  from  unavoidable  canses,  but 
they should be held responsible for those 
which come from neglect and misconduct 
of their  own  servants,  or  from  using  a 
trackway and machinery  known to be  in 
an unsafe condition.

UNIVERSAL  MONEY.

An able financier,  in a recent magazine 
article,  makes a strong plea for an inter­
changeable, universal, international coin­
age or system of  money  which would be 
current  at an established  value in every 
country.  Such  an  arrangement  would 
require an  international agreement.

Our  gold  dollar,  worth 100  cents,  has 
a coin approaching it in  value in several 
countries,  and it might be made the basis 
o.f a system of international money.  For 
instance,  there  is  the  gold  peso  of  the 
Argentine  Republic,  worth  96.5  cents; 
the gold peso of  Chili,  worth 91.2 cents; 
the peso of Cuba,  worth  92.6  cents;  the 
goude of Hayti,  worth 96.5 cents; the yen 
of Japan,  worth 99.7  cents;  the dollar of 
British American States, worth 100 cents; 
the  gold  dollar  of  Mexico,  worth  98.3 
cents;  the silver dollar of  that  country, 
like ours, varying with the price  of  sli­
er,  worth  somewhere  about  60  cents. 
The  Austro-Hungarian  gold  crown  is 
worth  20.3 cents;  the  Belgian  franc 
is
worth  19.3 cents;  the  Finland mark 
is
worth  19.3 cents;  the  French  franc  is
worth 19.3 cents;  the  Greek  drachma is 
worth 19.3 cents;  the Italian lira is worth
19.3 cents; 
the  Spanish  peseta is worth
19.3 cents;  and the  Swiss franc is  worth
19.3  cents.  These  coins  would  corres­
pond to two dimes of our money.

Subdivisions and  multiplied  amounts 
of the coins mentioned would bear  some 
relations to American money, but there is 
no money system  now  existing that can 
be made universal,  because  there  are no 
common values, except in a few instances. 
As  a  result  of  this  variation,  foreign 
travelers  are  compelled 
to  pay  l  per 
cent,  of the 8500,000,000  spent  annually 
by  tourists  to  money  changers,  which 
amounts to the  enormous  tax of 85,000,- 
000  a  year,  simply  because the  various 
nations choose  to  have  their  respective 
money  systems.  The  world 
is  daily 
growing to be a field  of  commerce  com­
It
mon to all  the great  trading nations. 

would be of enormous advantage to busi­
ness if transactions  could  be  carried on 
in universal money. 
In  any  city which 
does much  foreign  trade,  the trouble of 
converting  United  States  dollars  into 
francs,  marks,  sterling  and the like in­
volves a great deal  of labor.  A common 
money  unit  would  be  a  great  conven­
ience.

One of these days the  necessity for an 
international  standard of  money will be 
so imperative that such  a system will  be 
agreed on by an  international  congress. 
The need for it is already apparent.

THE SENATE’S  DISASTROUS  DELAY.
The  commercial  history  of  the  past 
week  proves  very  conclusively  the  im­
portance which the business  interests of 
the country attach to the  passage of  the 
repeal  bill.  During the early part of the 
week there was  a decided  feeling of de­
pression,  not  only in  the great  specula­
tive centers,  but in all branches of trade, 
based  upon  the  belief  that  the  Senate 
would talk the  repeal measure to  death.
The  steadily  reviving  activity  which 
commenced  with  the  passage  of 
the 
measure by the House of Representatives 
was checked,  and  many people  began to 
fear a return of  depression.  During the 
past  few  days  the  letter  of  President 
Cleveland,  followed  by  reports 
from 
Washington that the prospects for a vote 
being reached in  the  Senate  were decid­
edly  more  favorable,  caused  a  decided 
change.  Speculation at once  became ac­
tive,  there  has been  a  greater  demand 
for  investments,  and  all  the  markets 
have been favorably influenced.

There can  be little  doubt that  failure 
to act on  the  part  of  the  Senate  world 
be productive of the most disastrous con­
sequences.  Confidence,  which  is begin­
ning to  revive,  would  be  again  shaken, 
and money,  which is  commencing  to re­
appear from  the hiding  places  in  which 
it  was stored  during  the  recent  panic, 
would  again  be  drained  from the chan­
nels of  trade.

All  the  best  financial  authorities  are 
now agreed that the Sherman silver pur­
chasing  law was one of  the main causes 
of the  financial disturbance of  the pres­
ent year. 
It is  also a fact  generally  ac­
cepted  that  the  recovery  from  the  ex­
treme  depression  of  August which  has 
since  taken  place  was  partially due  to 
the action  of  the House  of  Representa­
tives,  and  to  the  belief  that the obnox­
ious law would be  repealed.  Should the 
popular  expectation  be  disappointed, 
confidence would unquestionably receive 
a rude shock,  and a return to the depres­
sion  from  which  the  country  has  been 
lately  rescued  would have  to be looked 
for.

A  POLITICAL  OFFICE.

the  office  provides 

The  new  Food  and  Dairy  Commis­
sioner  has  struck  a  snag,  which  com­
pletely disconcerts him.  The  law creat­
ing 
for  the  ap­
pointment of a clerk and  also for a State 
Analyst,  but  expressly  states  that  the 
expenses  of  the  office,  aside  from  the 
salary  and 
traveling  expenses  of  the 
Commissioner,  shall  not exceed 81,000 a 
year.  The chemist  of  the  Agricultural 
College is made State  Analyst,  and  Dr. 
Kedzie  refuses  to serve  in that capacity 
for less than 81,000 a  year,  which leaves 
the  Commissioner  without  a  clerk;  or, 
rather,  without  available  funds to pay a 
clerk.

Of course,  it is very necessary that the 
Commissioner  should  have  a  clerk,  for

testimony. 

Governor Rich has made the office a polit­
ical office,  and political offices are created 
and  maintained  for  the purpose of fur­
nishing loaves and fishes to the  faithful. 
To the unprejudiced observer, however, it 
would appear as though the Commissioner 
could get along without a clerk—and pos­
sibly without  an  Analyst—for  a couple 
of  years,  during  which  time  he  could 
make  his  influence  felt,  and  inspire  re­
spect for the food  laws  now on the stat­
ute  books,  among the people by enforc­
ing  those  portions  of  the  present  laws 
which do not  require  the  assistance  of 
expert 
Political  offices, 
however,  require  a  certain  amount  of 
machinery  which  the  present  Commis­
sioner will be unable to  create  until the 
Legislature deals  more lavishly with the 
office and its administration.
*  Those smart storekeepers who hit on a 
happy idea of  advertising their business 
by sticking little wafer  pasters on coins 
like  labels  on  pill  boxes,  have  been 
called  down  by  the  Treasury  Depart 
ment,  which  pronounces the  practice il 
legal.  The scheme  worked well so long 
as  it lasted,  as  it  secured  for the  mer 
chants who  adopted  it a  sure  and wide 
circulation for their  advertisements

The  G rocery  M arket.

Currants—Local  jobbers  are  offering 
new crop for  November delivery as  low 
as 2J^c per pound by the barrel.

Sugar—The  market  is  unchanged,  so 
far  as price  is concerned,  and  the scar 
city of some  grades  is  as  great  as ever 
with  no  immediate  prospect  of  better 
ment.  While  some  houses  have  man 
aged to  keep  their  customers supplied, 
most of them have  been  caught short  by 
the inability of  the  refineries  to  fill or 
ders promptly.

The  A ge  of M aturity.

Statistics are said  to show  that young 
men do not, on  the  average,  attain  full 
physical  maturity  until  they  arrive  at 
the age of twenty-eight years.  Professor 
Scheiller, of Harvard,  asserts,  as the re­
sult of his observations,  that young men 
do  not  attain  the  full measure of their 
mental faculties before twenty-five years 
of age.  A shrewd observer has said that 
“most men are boys until they are thirty, 
and  littie  boys  until  they  are  twenty- 
live,” and this accords  with the standard 
of  manhood  which  was  fixed  at  thirty 
among  the  ancient  Hebrews  and  other 
races.

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engraving No. 2.  Near the extreme  end 
of the store,  in front of the platform and 
in the  center,  is  a  beautiful  revolving 
glass refrigerator for  the storage of but­
ter.
It will  be observed  that  there  is con- 
erable  space  between  the  cornice  over 
the shelving and  ceiling,  which is enliv­
ened and decorated with neat and prettily 
framed pictures.  The  store,  besides be­
ing  lighted  with  gas,  is  also  supplied 
with an electric  lighting  plant.  Settees 
and bent wood stools are provided for the 
convenience  of  customers.  The  wood­
work  and  trimmings  of  the  store  and 
counters  are  in  light  colors,  thus giving 
to  the room  a  light,  airy  and  cheerful 
appearance.
In the rear of  the  main salesroom is a 
large storage room. 
It will  be seen that 
here  we  have  a  store  with  ample floor
room,  permitting of  a  varied  display of 
fancy  groceries,  and  which  takes upon 
itself  the form of  a  beautiful  perpetual 
exposition of  food  products,  thus  mak­
ing it an object of attraction  for visitors, 
so that housekeepers,  instead of delegat­
ing the providing of supplies to servants, 
prefer to visit  the store  in  person,  thus 
making  admirable  subjects  for  tempta­
tion  in  the  line  of  self-gratification. 
Evidently Mr.  Herrick believes in  a per­
fect  service,  and  in  introducing  every 
line  which  can  be 
legitimately  intro­
duced, and  which  will  tend  to increase 
the average of profits.
the  leading  grocery in 
Grand Rapids, the proprietor having won 
his present  high position  by catering to 
the desires and  tastes of  the  citizens of 
one of the  most prosperous  cities  in the 
United  States.  Never-failing  courtesy, 
genial  manners,  tact,  added  to  a  thor­
ough  knowledge  of  his  business,  has 
given  him  pre-eminence  in  his  line  of 
trade.
The  cuts  are  from  the  engraving  es­
tablishment of the  Tradesman Company, 
of  Grand  Rapids,  and  were  made  from 
drawings by their special artist.

This  store  is 

Denver  Commercial  Tribune:  T h e
Mich ig a n  T radesm an  has  just  cele­
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are not an admirer of  trade  essays, jour­
nalistic  candor  compels  the  admission 
that our contemporary is one of the most 
ably edited  exchanges on  our large list, 
and that it is quoted  extensively and ex­
ercises a potent influence in  the commer­
cial  world. 
Its  contributors  are men of 
ability,  and  seem  to  possess  practical 
knowledge of the  subjects treated.  The 
Commercial  Tribune  tenders 
its  very 
sincere  congratulations  to Editor Stowe 
and  wishes him  long life  and  ever  in­
creasing prosperity.

POULTRY.
Local dealers pay as  follows:

DRESSED.

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Ducks  ................................................... 12 @i?
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9  @10

LIVE.

Live broilers 13!£ lbs. to 3  lbs.  each, per
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
A  MODEL  MICHIGAN  STORE.

From  the American Grocer.

In the  beautiful  and  growing  city of 
Grand  Rapids,  on  Monroe,  the  leading 
is  located  a  grocery 
business  street, 
store,  which,  in  many  respects,  may be 
accepted  as  a  model. 
It  is  located at 
Nos.  116 and  118 Monroe street,  and oc­
cupies for  its  main room  a  space 32x70

I candy department  the  space is  devoted 
to  canned  goods,  of  which  there  is  a 
large  and  well selected  assortment.  A 
soda fountain and  confectionery  depart­
ment  are  attractive  to  customers,  and 
are calculated  to induce  frequent visits.
View  No.  2  shows  a  section  on  the 
north side of the store aud how the space 
between  the  two  lines  of  counters  is

no.  1.-

SOUTH  SIDE,  LOOKING  FROM  MAIN  ENTRANCE.

feet.  Mr.  E.  J.  Herrick,  the  proprietor, 
is one of the older of the successful mer­
chants in  Grand  Rapids.  He has intro­
duced  several  new 
two  of 
which—a  soda  fountain  and  candy de­
partment—are  prominently  brought  out 
in  view  No.  1,  showing the  south side of 
the store  looking  from  the  entrance to­
ward the rear.  The case which occupies

features, 

utilized.  To  the  right of  the  main en­
trance, on the north side, is, first,  a glass 
case for the display of  toilet articles, in­
cluding  fancy soaps.  Next  to  that is a 
space devoted  to the  sale of  tea and cof­
fee, adjoining  which is the spice depart­
ment, with  a second  section for tea  and 
coffee  next  in  order;  the  coffee  mill 
stands  opposite  this  latter.  Beyond

P rovisions.

Pork—Short  receipts  and  active  de­
mand  have  stiffened  the  market  and 
raised the price.  Business  is  generally 
reported good.

Beef—Also a trifle higher, both packed 

and fresh.

NORTH  SIDE,.  LOOKING  FROM  MAIN  ENTRANCE.

the foreground of the picture on the left, 
is a  very  pretty  piece  of  cabinet  work 
with  plate glass  doors,  and  is  used for 
the  storage  and  exhibition  of  flavoring 
extracts  in fancy bottles.  Next  to that 
is a very prettily designed soda fountain, 
over which  is a large  mirror,  adjoining 
which  is the  confectionery  department, 
where there is a  large assortment of fine

that,  and  in harmony  with  the opposite 
side,  canued  goods  are displayed.  The 
engravings  show  the  general  character 
of the canisters,  scales,  and  also  the ar­
rangement  of  the  shelves.  Across  the 
rear  of  the  store  is  a raised  platform, 
reached by means of a stairway from the 
main floor,  and  which is  utilized for  of­
fice purposes and the storage of goods.

When the employes  in an Indiana fur­
niture factory operated  by a German re­
cently struck for eight hours’ work a day 
he granted it; but  when they wanted ten 
hours’  pay  for  eight  hours’  work  he 
called  them  up  and  said:  “My frien’s, 
maype  I do  as you  like. 
I haf an order 
from  Shecago 
for  ten  dozen  shairs. 
Yhill,  I’ll shoop  him  eight  dozen  and 
bill him for ten. 
If he doan kick on me, 
it  shows  me  dot  der  rule  works  both 
vhays,  und ve vos all right.”  It is need­
less to add that the idea didn’t work, and 
that the men  are  receiving  eight  hours’ 
pay.

Plain well Enterprise:  T h e  Michigan 
T radesm an passed its eleventh birthday 
two weeks ago.  It has reached the proud 
position of the leading commercial  paper 
of the State and that despite the fact that 
many  papers  in  substantially the  same 
field have bloomed for a brief period and 
died without a struggle.

candy. 
It will  be noted  that in  front of 
this, and  beyond the  counter  which ex­
tends from the entrance to the end of the 
soda fountain,  are handsome glass show­
cases, used for the display of the choicest 
sorts  of  bon  bons,  etc.  Beyond  the

It will  be  noted that  circular  shelves 
surround the pillars  supporting the ceil­
ing,  aud  which are  used for  the display 
of  bottled  and  other fancy  goods.  The 
cheese  counter,  protected  by  glass, 
stands  just beyond  the  settee shown in

OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes  as 

barrels,  f.o.  b.  Grand Rapids:
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Naptha..............................................
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Engine  .............................................
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follows,  in
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Buildings,  Portraits,  Cards,  Letter 

and  Note  Headings,  Patented 

Articles, Maps and Plans.
TRADESMAN  COflPANY,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

and were on  one occasion,  at least, com­
mitted  to  an  asylum.  They  came  out, 
made a short struggle  to regain position, 
and  then  sank  down  lower  and  lower 
still.
The husband could  no longer work,  so 
the wife  went  out  upon  the  streets  to 
solicit money.  He sat almost naked in  a 
little room while she asked passers by at 
all hours of the day and night to lend her 
mall  sums—asked  for  loans  so the po­
lice  could  not  arrest  her  for  begging. 
The money was spent for the bare neces- 
ities of  life and  for  cocaine.  With the 
drug  they  danced  and  sang  amid  their 
qualor,  forgetful  of  the past,  happy in 
the  present,  hopeful  for  the  future. 
Without it  they were nervous, maniacal, 
morose  and  even  dangerous.  The  hus­
band  administered  the  drug to his  wife 
and  the  two  lived 
like  wild  beasts. 
When the  supply of  the drug  was gone 
they hunted among the rags of the carpet 
for  the  precious  grains—hunted 
like 
eager  simians  more  than 
like  rational 
beings.  They had a little room on How­
ard street,  with  one  window opening on 
a small patch of light in a cramped area. 
The doctor rarely  left his room. 
It  was 
never  cleaned. 
If  clothing  was  given 
them by those charitably inclined, it was 
pawned and cocaine  purchased with  the 
proceeds.  They  became  so  dangerous 
that the landlady  was compelled to drive 
them out.
At  the  city  prison  Mrs.  Harding fin 
gered the  bars of  the woman’s cell with 
the  nervous,  meaningless  action  of  an 
animal.  Crowding  the  cell  with  her 
were women  from  the  slums,  the social 
debris  left by the  receding  tide  in  the 
stream of  life.  Yet  this woman,  who 
few  years ago  had been  a  leader  in the 
society  of  her  surroundings,  seemed as 
squalid and degraded as the worst.
“ I want to get out of  this.” she said in 
a  plaintive,  uncertain  tone, as  she  kept 
up her  ceaseless  action.  “I don’t know 
why they put  me here. 
I don’t ewe any 
rent and I didn’t  beg. 
I only borrowed 
because  we  had  to  live.  1  wish they’( 
give me a little of  the cocaine now—jus 
a little.  Ask them  if they won’t give me 
just  a few  grains. 
I  don’t  know  what 
they’ve  done  with  my  husband.  They 
had no  right to  take  him.  He’s  a  sick 
man—a very sick man.”
“ How  did  you  acquire  the  cocaine 
habit?”
think  I  began  about  five  or  six 
“I 
years ago,  but I’ve bad epilepsy recently, 
and  I don’t  remember things  very well. 
My husband  gave  me  some of  his anes­
thetic when  he worked on  my  teeth and 
I liked the sensation.  Then I took some 
of it when he was away  and didn’t know 
anything about it. 
It braced  me up like 
and  made  me  feel  better  in every  way. 
It  isn’t  true  that  my  husband  got  me 
into  the  habit,  though  afterward,  of 
course,  he  administered  cocaine  to me. 
He doesn’t  use it  himself like  I do.  He 
uses something else mixed with  it.” 
“ What does his anaesthetic consist of?” 
“That’s his  secret.  1  wouldn’t tell if 
I knew.  The  dentists  ought to support 
him  for  that,  but they  don’t.  He uses 
hypodermic  injections,  but  it’s only be­
cause he’s  sick.  He  has  an affection of 
the  joints,  something  like  rheumatism, 
and  another  local  disorder.  So  he’s 
really  a  very  sick  man.  Oh,  I  wish 
they’d  give me  a few  grains of  cocaine. 
It’s  awful to  have it  stopped right away 
like  this. 
if  I  could 
stand it.”

It  don’t  seem  as 

10
Drugs fH Medicines.

State  Board  of Pharm acy. 

One  Year—Jam es  Vernor, D etroit.
Two  Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
T hree  Y ears—G eorge G undrum, Ionia.
Four  Years—C. A. B ugbee.  Cheboygan.
F ive Years—S. E. P ark ill. Owosso. 
President—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
S ecretary—Stanley E. P arkill, O wosso. 
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrom, Ionia.

Bfichigan State  Phannaceutical  Asê'n. 
P resident—A. B. S tevens, Ann Arbor. 
Vice-President—A. F. P arker, D etroit.
T reasurer—W . D up o n t,  D etroit.
Secretary—S. A. T hom pson, D etroit.
6 -rand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, John D. Muir;  See’y, Frank H. E scott.

VICTIMS  OF  COCAINE.

Sad Examples Furnished by a San Fran­

cisco Dentist and His Wife.

From   th e San F rancisco Exam iner.
Dr.  William  Cuthbert  Harding,  who 
appeared  before  the  Commissioners  of 
Lunacy shoeless, ragged, unkempt, is the 
same man  who  a few years ago  was one 
of the most  successful  dentists  of  this 
State,  studious,  gentlemanly  and 
re­
spected.  The change was brought about 
by  cocaine.  Mrs.  Mina  Harding,  nerv 
ous,  draggled and forlorn,  a beggar from 
the streets, is in a ceil  in the city prison 
charged  with  vagrancy and  thrown into 
the companionship of  the offscourings of 
society.  Not  long ago  she was a happy 
housekeeper,  devoted  to  her  husband 
proud  of  her six  children,  courted  by 
her neighbors, educated, refined and gen 
erally beloved.  The change was brought 
about by cocaine.  There are  now living 
in  the 
lodging  and  boarding  houses 
within the  central  portion of  San Frau 
cisco  over 2,000  victims of  the  cocaine 
habit in  whom the  drug  has worked, or 
is working,  the  same  change  it brought 
the  Hardings.  The  habit has grown  to 
such  proportions  within  the  past  si: 
years. 
It is  still  growing,  and rapidly
The homes,  asylums and  jails are con 
tinually  receiving  victims of  the habit 
and the  police  seem  powerless to check 
its  progress.  The  Hardings are  merely 
types  of  the  great  class,  their  prom 
nenee calling  particular attention to the 
spread and dangers of the use of cocaine 
Dr.  Harding is an  Englishman  who came 
to this country more than a  quarter of 
century ago.  He  was a  skillful dentis 
and a tireless  investigator. 
In  Pennsy 
vania  he  met  and  married  the  woman 
who  is  now  behind  the  prison  bar 
Twenty-one  years  ago  the  two  came to 
California  and 
settled  at  Vacaville 
Thence they removed to Suisun.  The doc­
tor had a lucrative practice,  and as a cit­
izen  was  highly  esteemed  throughout 
Solano county.
Like  many  other  investigating  den­
tists,  he spent much  of  his  time in  the 
search  for an  anaesthetic  which  would 
make  tooth  extraction  and  the  general 
operations  of  dentistry painless.  Some 
six years  ago he came  to San  Francisco. 
At last he secured a combination of drugs 
that seemed  less  harmful  and  more  ef­
fective than anything known to  the pro­
fession.  He was elated  with the discov­
ery,  hut soon found there  was one stum­
bling block in  the way.  The anaesthetic 
was  valueless for  commercial  purposes 
because  it  would  not  keep. 
It  lost its 
effectiveness almost immediately.  So he 
continued  experimenting  in the  hope of 
curing this  last  defect,  and  the  subject 
of his experiments was himself.
In the the anaesthetic was cocaine,  and 
as the doctor  continued his  experiments 
the  monster  of 
his  anaesthetic, 
Frankenstein,  worked his  own undoing. 
It became the master, he  the slave.  His 
wife had  some  bad  teeth.  He  adminis­
tered  the anaesthetic  to  her.  She found 
exhilaration in  the  effect,  and, unknown 
to her husband,  began  to  administer the 
drug to herself.  Soon she,  too, was com­
pletely under  its  mastery.  Before  long 
Harding  became  unreliable.  A  wild 
look came to his  eyes.  He neglected his 
attire.  The perfection and  self-applica­
tion of  his  anaesthetic  became  the  one 
passion  of  life.  He  lost  his  position 
and  his  professional  standing.  Slowly 
he  passed  down  the  social  ladder,  his 
wife  bearing  him  company.  They  be­
came  nuisances.  Their  children  were 
taken  away from them.  They were  ex­
amined as to their sanity more than once,

like 

the 

tissues 

“What is the effect of cocaine?”
“It  has  a local  effect  of  nnmbing or 
paralyzing 
immediately 
around the  place  where  the injection is 
made,  so you can  cut  those tissues with­
out the  patient’s experiencing the slight­
est pain.  So it is  used in small surgical 
operations.  But in addition  to the locai 
effect it  has a general effect of  exhilara­
tion.  People under its influence  can do 
a  great  deal  of  work  and  go  without 
sleep.  But the  effect wears off  in about 
a  quarter  of  an  hour,  requiring  addi­
tional  injections  to  maintain  it.  Mor­
phine,  on  the  other  hand,  has an effect 
lasting from six to eight hours.
“Cocaine  as  sold to the victims gener­
ally  comes in  bulk  in  boxes  like  anti- 
pyrine. 
It  Is  a  white  powder,  and  the 
‘fiends’  make their  own solutions by dis 
solving  it  in  water.  Then  all  they re­
quire is an ordinary hypodermic syringe 
Cocaine is also put  up in  tablets,  which 
come  in  long  thing vials.  But  in  this 
form  it  is  used by  physicians  and  sur 
geons,  rather  than by the victims of  the 
habit
“The  cocaine as we get it is the active 
element in  the  leaves of  a small  shrub 
erythrorylon  coca,  which  is  indigenous 
“Did it supply  the place of food?” 
to Peru and Bolivia,  and extensively cul­
“No;  1 had a good appetite with it, and 
tivated in those  and other  South Ameri­
I could go without much sleep.”
can States.  The  leaves  resemble  large 
“Where are your chiidren now?  Were 
tea  leaves,  two  inches  to  three  inches 
they taken from you?”
long, and oval-shaped.  They have a tea­
I put them away  myself when I 
“No. 
like odor,  are  aromatic,  and  have a bit­
found I couldn’t support them.  My old­
ter taste.  Coca should not be confounded 
est boy is  nearly  of  age.  He’s a waiter 
with cocoa,  the seed of the chocolate tree. 
at Suisnn, and ought to  support his poor 
Though the general  use of  cocaine is
old  mother,  but he doesn’t do  it.  Oh,  I
want to get  out of here!  Won’t you  ask  comparatively recent,  its  qualities  have 
them 
if  I  can’t  have  a  little  cocaine?  been  known  for  some  time.  Dr.  Lane

“Is cocaine  expensive?”
“Yes,  it  costs  5  cents  a  grain—but  I 
“How much did you use?
“I  used to take twelve or fifteen grains 
a day; but I couldn’t  do that  now. 
I’ve 
been trying  to stop  it  lately.  How  did 
it make  me feel?  Oh,  it  gave me  cour­
age and made me feel well.”

had to have it.”

t h e   A r r e n i g A isr  t r a d e s m a n .
told me he heard a lecture on the drug at 
I  must  have it  or  I 
Just a  very little! 
Vienna  in 1857,  in  which  all the  quali­
must get out!”
ties now known were spoken of at length. 
Dr.  Harding  is confined  in  the  Home 
It sprang into its present prominence be­
for  the  Cure  of  the Inebriate  pending
further investigation into his  sanity, and  cause a German or Austrian  surgeon be-
gan  using  it in  operations  on  the  eye. 
during his  confinement  no one  from the 
I M P   P V P .
It is a valuable  medicine  when properly 
outside world is permitted to see him.
used,  but the spread of the habit of using 
“I really think there is hope for him,” 
it is alarming.”
said Dr.  Samuel  O.  L.  Potter,  Superin­
tendent  of  thè  Home.  “Notwithstand­
Dr.  K ellogg,  the  Great  Sanitarian,  on 
ing his condition and the fact that he has 
been here before,  I think that  if he were 
kept quiet for a month or two and denied 
all drugs he might  again  become a valu­
able citizen.”

Cheese and C heese Poison.

/ \ n f > r n t l A n C   A H  

.  «  _  I _____  

___ I     _  

:  4-  S . .  

.  

“Is the cocaine habit growing?”
“I should say  it was.  Why,  about six 
/ears ago  cocaine  was 85  cents a grain, 
there was none of  this widespread habit 
then. 
It  has  all  grown  up  in  recent 
ears.  Now the  drug can be  purchased 
at retail at 3 cents a  grain, and three  or 
four drug stores in  this city sell  it to its 
ictims  in  quantities  to  suit.  Most  of 
the  reputable  drug  stores  will  not do 
this,  notwithstanding  the fact  that  the 
trade is very profitable.  They don’t care 
to have such  a class of  customers  about 
them.  But the  habit  grows  and  grows 
and grows.”

Is it very degrading?”
Dreadfully so.  Now,  here  is a hypo­
dermic  syringe  I  recently  took  from  a 
West Point  graduate,  the  son of  an old 
general  of  the  army.  When  he  was 
brought here I  added it  to the collection 
there in the  case.  Look at that syringe! 
The point of  the needle has  been broken 
and  filed  down,  because 
the  victim 
couldn’t get  money enough to buy a new 
one.  Why,  it’s enough to poison a man’s 
entire system  to  inject that dirt into his 
blood.  But  this  West  Pointer  told me 
the last time he  used the sryinge he took 
a penknife and gashed his arm,  and  then 
stuck 
the  wound. 
That’s the condition they get into.”

the  syringe 

into 

“ How is the habit generally acquired?” 
“In  the effort  to  cure  the  morphine 
habit by using the  cocaine  to counteract 
the effect  of  the morphine.  But it  has 
just the opposite effect  from the  one de­
sired.  The man who is using,  say,  three 
grains of morphine a day and starts in to 
take cocaine,  will find that  before a fort­
night  elapses  he  is  using  ten  grains 
of  morphine  and ten  of  cocaine.  The 
cocaine  breeds  a desire  for  more  mor­
phine,  and  the  morphine calls  for more 
ana more  cocaine to  counteract it.  One 
patient  who  came  in  here  was  in  the 
habit of  taking forty-eight  grains of co­
caine  and  twelve  grains  of  morphine 
daily.  That was  the  worst  case, as re­
gards  the  quantity  taken,  that  I  have 
had experience with.”

Ba tt le Cr e e k ,  Mich.,  Sept.  25—1 am 
under  obligations to  you  for  a  copy of 
your paper  containing  an  account of  a 
case of cheese  poisoning in Ohio. 
I  am 
much obliged to you for  sending me this 
account,  which I  shall be  glad  to use in 
my journal as a warning against the  use 
of cheese as an article  of  food,  until the 
cheesemaker  devises  some  method  of 
manufacturing  the  article  without pro­
ducing  decomposition  of  products. 
It 
seems  to me  that  there  is  no  room to 
doubt  that  the  symptoms  were  due  to 
tyrotoxicon.  Dr. Vaughan’s experiments  0 
have shown that all cheese contains more 
or less tyrotoxicon,  and that  a sufficient 
amount  of  poisoning  can  be  produced 
from any cheese by supplying the proper 
conditions  for  fermentation. 
I  have 
known  many  cases  of  severe  cholera 
morbus to be produced as a result of eat­
ing cheese when it did not occur in other 
persons who  had  partaken  of  the same 
cheese.  Sometime  ago  I  was  called  in 
consultation  to see a case of  this sort in 
which one member  of  the family,  a lady 
who  was  not  accustomed  to  the  use of 
cheese,  had  eaten  somewhat  freely  of 
the article,  as did several other members 
of  the family.  The  lady,  however,  was 
the  only  one  who  was  taken  sick. 
I 
found  her in  a  state  of  collapse  from 
cholera  morbus,  and  she  died  shortly 
afterward,  scarcely  twenty-four  hours 
after  the cheese was eaten.
1 am glad to see that you call attention 
in  your  editorial  columns  to  the  fact 
that “it  is now  generally conceded  that 
the ripening of cheese is due to bacteria.” 
This  means  simply that  the  “ripening” 
of cheese  is  simply  a  species of  decay, 
similar to that  which occurs in the “rip­
ening”  of  game,  beef,  etc.  Nature  has 
upplied us with such a great abundance 
of wholesome and  palatable  food that it 
seems to me not only wholly superfluous, 
but gross  and  barbarous  to  cultivate  a 
taste  for  substances  in  an  advanced 
tage of  decomposition.  Those  who eat 
cheese  ought  always  to  cook  it.  This 
would  destroy not  only the  tyrotoxicon 
but also the germs  capable of  producing 
tyrotoxicon,  which  may  continue  their 
their action in the stomach, developing a 
poison,  even  though it  may not be con­
tained in the cheese  in sufficient  quanti­
ties to produce any injurious results.

Very  truly yours,

J.  H.  Kellogg.

He  Had  Stolen  Bides.

The receiver of  the Erie  Railroad  was 
a good  deal surprised  the  other  day at 
receiving  a  money  order  for  $3.45, ac­
companying  a  letter  stating  that  the 
writer, a minister, some  seventeen years 
ago had stolen a ride on  the cow-catcher 
of an engine of seventeen miles and back 
over the  road.  The writer  said that his 
conscience  had  troubled  him  about the 
affair ever since,  and that he was anxious 
to quiet it by confessing bis wrong-doing 
and  making  restitution.  The  Erie peo­
ple say  that if all  the stolen  rides were 
paid for at the same rate, the road would 
soon be out of the hands of a receiver.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

n U f l U D   PECKHAM’S  CROUP  REMEDY 
U D i U U r   is  the  Chil  ren's Medicine for 
Colds,  Coughs.  Whooping-Cough,  Croup, 
Pneum onia,  Hoarseness, 
the  Cough  of 
Measles, and kindred complaints of Childhood. 
Try Peckham’s Croup Remedy for  the  children 
and be convinced of its  merits.  Get a bottle to­
day,  you  may  need  it  tonight!  Once used  al
WHOOPING  COUGH
“My customers are well  pleased with  that  in­
valuable  medicine—Peckham's  Croup Remedy. 
I recommend it  above  all  others for children.” 
H. Z.  Ca b p b m t s b ,  Druggist, Parksville, Mo.

“Peckham's Croup  Remedy gives the best sat­
isfaction.  Whenever  a  person buys  a  bottle I 
will  guarantee  that  customer will  come  again 
for more, and  recommend  it  to  others.”  C. H. 
P h il l ip s , Druggist, Girard, Kansas.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

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S.  N. Y. Q.  &

Morphia, S.  P. & W.j  2 20@2 45 
C.  Co....................  2  10@2 35
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristlca, No  1 ........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcls Llq, N.*C., X gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  @1  00
pints.........  @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @  50
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__  @  3
Plx  Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbi A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  20®  30
Quasslae.................... 
8®  10
Qulnla, S. P. & W......  29®  34
S.  German__  20®  30
Rubla  Tinctorum......   12®  14
20®  22
SaccharumLactlspv. 
Salacln............ .......... 1  75@l  80
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
a  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

“ 

Seldllts  Mixture........  ®  20
Slnapls...........................  @ 18
“  opt......................  ® 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff .Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. ll) .  .  10®  11 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  27®  30
Soda Carb.................  IX®  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash..................   3X@  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 25
“  Myrcia Imp........  @3 00
*'  Vlnl  Rect.  bbl.
....7 .........................2 19@2 29
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......1  40® 1  45
Sulphur, Subl............   2 v4@ 3
“  Roll..............  2  @ 2X
Terebenth Venice.. ...  28® 30
Theobromae......... ...45  @ 48
Vanilla.................. ..9 1»® 16 00
Zlncl  Sulph........... ...  7® 8

OILS.

Whale, winter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............ ..  75
Lard, No.  1............ ..  42
Linseed, pure raw ..  37

Bbl.  Gal
70
so
45
40

“ 

faints. 

Linseed,  boUed.........  40 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   75 
Spirits Turpentine__  33 

11
43
80
39
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian..............1%  2@S
Ochre, yellow  Mars__IX  2@4
“ 
Ber........1 %  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2X  2X@3
“  strictly  pure......2X  2X@3
Vermilion Prime Amer-
lean..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English.... 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular...... 
70@75
Lead,  red....................  6%@7
“  w hite............... 6%@7
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’ ........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff..........................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints.....................1 00@1 20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 160@1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn........1  00@1  10
EutraTurk Damar__1  55®1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp......................... 
70®75

Advanced-

Wholesale  Rrioe  Current•
Declined—Gum Camphor.  White Mustard Seed. 

Linseed Oil.  N eatsfoot Ol 1. 

Canary Seed.

Turpentine.

ACIDUM.

m   10
65®  75 
an
S5@  35 
5a®  55 
3®
10®   12 
io@  r  
20
30@1  70 
IX® 
40®1  60 
30®  33

Acetlcum...................
Benzolcum  German..
Boraclc 
....................
Carbollcum..............
Cltrlcum...................
Hydrochlor...............
Nitro cum 
.................
Oxallcum...................
Phosphorlum dll.......
Salley Ileum...............1
Sulph uricum..............
Tannicum.................. 1
Tartorlcum................
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16  deg............
20  deg............
Carbon as  .................
Chlorldum...............
A N IL IN E .
Black......................... 2 00@2 25
80@1  00
Brown.......................
45®  50
Red............................
Yellow...................... 2 50@3 00

3X@  5
5X@  7
12®  14
12®  14

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BACCAS.
Cubeae (po  40)........
Juníperas.................
Xanthoxylum...........
BAL8AXUM.

3 ®  40
8®  10
25®  30

Copaiba...................... 42®  45
Peru............................ @1  80
Terabin, Canada  — 45®  50
Tolutan...................... 35®  50

CORTEZ.

Abies,  Canadian........ ........  18
Casslae  ..................... ........  11
Cinchona Flava  ........ ........  18
Euonymus  atropurp.. ........  30
Myrlca  Cerífera, po...
Prunus Virglnl........... ........  12
Quillala,  grd.............. ........  10
........  12
Sassafras  ......
Ulmus Po (Ground  15) ........  15

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BXTBACTUM.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra..
po........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is............
X*..........
X®..........
FEBBU
Carbonate Preclp.......
Citrate and Qulnla —
Citrate  Soluble..........
Ferrocy anldum Sol —
Solut  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
pure...........

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24®  25 
33®  35 
11®   12 
13®  14 
14®  15 
16®  17

®  15 
®3 50 
@  SO 
®  50 
@  15 
.9®  2
®  7

FLORA.

Arnica.......................   18®  20
Anthemls...................  30®  35
Matricaria 
......   50®  65

FOLIA. 

„
Baroama 
Cassia  Aeutlfol,  Tin

...................  18®  50
nlvelly....................  25®  28
“  Alx.  35®  50
and  Xs....................   15®  25
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Xs
UraUrsl 
................... 

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Acacia, 1st  picked.  ..  ®  60
2d 
....  @ 40
3d 
....  ®  30
sifted sorts...  @  20
po.................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
"  Cape, (po.  20)...  @  12
Socotri, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, is, (Xs, 14 Xs<
16)..........................  
®  1
Ammoniac.................  55®  60
Assafostlda, (po. 35)..  30®  35
Bensolnum.................  50®  55
Camphors..................   50®  55
Euphorbium  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum...................  ®2 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  7b
Gualacum, (po  35) —   ®  30
Kino,  (po  1  10).........   @1  15
M astic.......................   @  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opll  (po 3  85)............2 75@2 85
Shellac  ......................  45®  42
bleached......   33®  35
TTagacanth................  40@i  00

“ 
hebba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
«  V Ir.........................  25
Rue.......................................  80
Tanacetum, V ......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................  25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined,Pat...  ........  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M__  20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae__ 8 0G@8 25
Anlsl............................1 70@1 80
Aurantl  Cortex.......... 2 30@2.40
Bergamli  ...................3  25®3 50
Cajlputl.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll...............   75®  80
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodll...............   @1  60
Clnnamonll    ...........  90®1 CO
Cltronella..................   @  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba 
...............  80®  90

Cubebae......................  @300
Exechthitos...............  2 50@2
Erigeron.........................2 00@2 10
Gaultheria......................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal......  70®  75
Hedeoma  ...................2 10@2  20
Juniperl.......................   50®2 
Lavendula..................   90@2 
Llmonls......................2 40@2 60
Mentha Piper.............. 2 75@3 50
Mentha  Verld.............2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal............. 1  00@l  10
Myrda, ounce............   @ 50
Olive..........................  85 @2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Rlcini...................  
 
Rosmarlnl.................  
Rosae, ounce.............   6 50®8 50
Succinl.......................   40®  45
Sabina.........................  90@1 00
Santal  ........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tlglil..........................  @  go
Thyme.......................   40®  50
opt  ...............   ©  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20

  l 22®1 28
75@l 00

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POTASSIUM.

BICarb.......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide.................... 
40®  43
Carb..........................    12®  15
Chlorate  (po  23@25)..  24®  26
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  27®  30
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @ 15
Potass Nltras, opt...... 
8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

BADIX.

Aconltum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................  12©  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentlana  (po. 12)......  
8®  10
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)...................  @  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po.... 
15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po....................... 2 20@2 30
Iris plox (po. 35@38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr..................   40®  45
Maranta,  Xs.............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei..............................  75@1 00
cut.........................  @1 75
pv.........................  75@1 35
Spigella......................  35®  38
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  30®  32
Senega.......................  55®  60
Slmilax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40 
M  @  25
Sclllae, (po. 35).............  10® 12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti
  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @ 25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a .................... 
18® 20
Zingiber j ................... 
18® 20

dus,  po.............  

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SXMBM.
..  ©  15
Anlsum,  (po. 20).. 
Aplum  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, Is......................... 
4® 6
Carul, (po. 18)..............   10® 12
Cardamon........................l  00@1 25
Corlandrum.................   10® 12
Cannabis Sativa.................  4© 5
Cvdonlnm....................   75©l 00
Chenopodlnm  .............  10© 12
Dlpterix Odorate........ 2 25®2 50
Foenicnlum..................   © 15
Foenugreek,  po......... 
6©  8
L ini............................4  © 4X
Llnl, grd,  (bbl. 8X)...  4  © 4X
Lobelia.............................   35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__  3X@ 4X
Rapa.............................  6©  7
Slnapls  Albu............   8  @10
r  Nigra...........  11®  12
8PIRITUB.
Frumentl, W.,D.  Co. .2 00®2 50
D. F. R .......175@2 00
 
1  25@1  50
Junlperls  Co. O. T __ 1  65@2 00
“ 
...........1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  Gain................1  75@6 50
Vlnl Oporto.....................1  25@2 00
Vlnl  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

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BPONOBS.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
oarrlage....................... 2 50©2 75
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ....................... 
Hard for  slate  use__ 
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................  

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

STRUTS.

Accaeia...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferrl Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
Rhel  Arom...................  
50
Slmilax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Sclllae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan.... ..........................  50
50
Prunas  /lrg 

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TINCTURES.

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Aconltum  Napellls R......
F .........
Aloes...................................
and  myrrh.................
“ 
A rnica................................
Asafoetida............................
00
Atrope Belladonna..............
00
Benzoin.......................
“  Co..........................
Sanguinaria  .......................
Barosma.............................
Cantharldes..  ....................
Capsicum............................
Ca damon............................
Co.........................
Castor..................................i
Catechu...............................
Cinchona..........................
Co........................
Columba.............................
Conlum..............................
Cubeba................................
Digitalis...........................'
Ergot...................................
Gentian.......................
“  Co............................
Gualca................................
“ 
ammon....................
Zingiber.............................
Hyoscyamus....................
Iodine..................................
“  Colorless..................
Ferrl  Chlorldum.................
K ino...................................
Lobelia.............................*.
Myrrh..................................
Nux  Vomica.....................
Opll.....................................
“  Camphorated...............
Deoaor.........................2
Aurantl Cortex....................
Quassia...........:..................
Rhatany  .......................
R h el...'...............................
Cassia  Aeutlfol...................
Co..............
Serpentarla..........................
Stramonium.........................
Tolutan...............................
Valerian.............................
Veratrum Veride...............

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MIBCBLLANEOU S.

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•«Ether, Sots  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  30 
“  4 F ..  32®  34
Alumen.....................   2X@ 3

* 
ground,  (po.
“ 
1............................. 
3®  4
Annatto.......................   55® 60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4©  5
et  Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrin...................  @1 40
Antlfebrln..................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  ©  55
Arsenicum................. 
5®
Balm Gilead  Bud__ 
38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Xs
12;  Xs,  14)..............  @  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
PO............................  @1  00
Capslci  Fructus,af...  ©  26
po....  @ 28
Bpo.  ®  20
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus  ......................  ©  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  25
Centrarla....................  ©  to
Cetaceum...................  ©  40
Chloroform...............   83©  63
squlbbs ..  ©1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst.......1  35©1  60
Chondrus...................  20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A W  15©  20 
German 8  ©  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ...................... 
60
Creasotum.................  ©  35
Crete, (bbl. 75)...........  ©  2
prep..................  
5©  5
9©  11
preclp.............. 
Rubra................  ©  8
Crocus......................  40®  50
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cuprl Sulph  ..............  5 ©   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph................  70©  75
Emery,  all  numbers..  ©
po..................   ©  6
„Ota, (po.)  75 .........   70®  75
Flake  white..............  12©  15
Galla..........................  ©  28
Gambler.....................   7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  70
French...........  40©  60
Glassware  flint, by box 70 & 10. 
Less than box  66%
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9©  15
“  White................  13©  25
Glycerlna...................14X©  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ©  22
Humulus....................  25©  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ©  85 
“  Cor —   @  80
Ox Rubrum  @  90 
Ammouiati.  @1  00 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  64
.1  25@1 50
lehthyobolla, Am.. 
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl.......... 3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  65®  70
Macls........................   70®  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod.................  ®  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Manilla,  S. F ............   60®  63

IX )............................ 2X@ 4

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Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils  % Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole Agents for the  Celebrated

SWISS  VILLA  PREPARED  PAINTS.

M   Lie of  Staple  B u gisi  Sundries

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e  S av e m  Stock and Offer a F u ll Line of

W H ISK IES,  B R A N D IE S,

GINS,  WINES,  RUMSg

We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only.
We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarantee satisfaction.
All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them.  Send a trial order«

E M M   & PERKINS DRIB CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

The prices quoted in this list are for the  trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail  dealers.  They are prepared just before 
going to press  and  are an  accurate  index of  the local  market. 
It is impossible  to give  quotations  suitable  for all conditions of  purchase,  and those 
below are given  as  representing  average  prices  for average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of  strong credit  usually  buy closer than 
those who  have poor  credit.  Subscribers  are  earnestly requested to  point  out  any  errors or omissions, as it is our  aim to make  this feature  of  the 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

AXLE GREASE.
doz 
......   55
....  60
......   50
.... 
75
......   65
......  55

Aurora...........
Castor Oil......
Diamond........
Frazer’s.........
Mica  ............
Paragon 
..  ..

“  2  “ 

BAKING  POWDER. 
Acme.
K lb. cans, 3 doz...............  
45
2  “  ................  85
Vi lb.  “ 
lb.  “ 1  “  ..................  1 60
1 
Bulk...................................   10
Arctic.
% lb cans 6 doz  case......... 
55
“ 4 doz  “ 
Vi B> 
...........   1  10
1  B>  “ 2 doz  “ 
............. 2 00
5  lb 
“ 1 doz  “ 
............. 9 00
Fosfon.
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case...  80 
16  “ 
.. .2 00
“ 
40
Red Star, Vi lb cans........... 
“ 
...........  75
...........  1 40
“ 
45
Teller’s,  J4 lb. cans, doi. 
85
“ .. 
“ 
“  ..  1  50
45
1  50
per doz 
Dime cans..  95
..1 40 
4-oz 
.  2 CO 
6 oz 
..2 60 
8-oz 
..3 90 
12-Oz 
..5 00 
16-oz 
2Ji-lb
12 00 
lb
4- 
18 25 
22 75 
lb 
5- 
41  80
10-lb

Vi lb  “ 
l f t   “ 
Vi lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
Our Leader, & lb cans.
Vi lb cans.
1 lb cans 
Dr. Price’s.

pzpRicrs
CREAM
Baking
Powder

BATH  BRICK.
2  dozen in case.

 

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80S 

English...............................  90
Bristol..................................  80
Domestic.............................   70

Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..............3 60

BLUING.  Gross
“ 
 
“  pints,  round.......9 00
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00
“  No. 5, 
...  8 00
1 oz bail  ................   4 50
“ 
Mexican Liquid, 4  oz......3  60
8 oz......... 6 80
“ 
“ 
BROOMS,
,40. 2 Hurl........................... 1 75
No. 1  “ 
..........................2  00
No. 2 Carpet....................   2  25
No. 1 
“ 
75
Parlor Gem.......................2 
Common Whisk................. 
90
Fancy 
.................1  15
Warehouse..........................3 25
Stove, No.  1.......................  1 25
“  10......................   1 50
“  15.......................  1 75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row—   85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row___  1 
Palmetto, goose..................  1 

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BRUSHES.

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BUTTER  PLATES. 

Oval—250 in crate.

No.  1...................................   60
No.  2  ..................................   TO
No.  3...................................   80
No.  5...................................1 00

CANDLES.

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............   10
Star,  40 
9
Paraffine  .................  
10
Wicking  ............................ 24

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CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  l i b .................l  20
“  2 1b.................190
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb...................... 2 25
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................   85
2 lb....................150
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb.............................2 50
“  2  lb......................  .. .8 50
Picnic. 1 lb..........................2 0C
“ 
21b..........................2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb..................... l 25
2  lb...................2 10
Mustard,  21b....................2 25
Tomato Sauce,  21b.............2 25
Soused, 2 lb......................... 2 25
Colombia River, flat........... 1  80
tails.......... 1 65
Alaska, Red........................1 25
pink........................ l  io
Kinney’s,  flats.....................l  95
Sardines.
American  Vis.................  @ 5
As.................6 Vi® 7
Imported  Via.....................10@ll
Vis.....................15@16
Mustard Ms......................  ©7
Boneless 
........................  
21
Brook, 8 lb..........................2 50

Salmon.
“ 

Trout.

“ 
“ 

" 

Gages.

1  00
2  90

Cherries.

gross 
Apples.
6 00
3 lb. standard...........
7 00 York State, gallons  ...
5 50 Hamburgh.  *■
8 00
Apricots.
7 E0 Live oak.....................
1  75
6 00 Santa Crus.................
1  75
Lusk’s
1  75 
Overland..................
1  75
Blackberries.
B. &  W.......................  
90
Red............................  1  10@1 20
Pitted Hamburgh...... 
1  75
W hite......................... 
l  50
E rie............................... 
125
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie............................
1  10 
California..................
1  70
Gooseberries.
Common....................
1  25
Peaches.
Pie............................
Maxwell....................
Shepard’s ..................
California..................
.................
Monitor 
Oxford.
Pears.
Domestic. 
1 20 
Riverside.
2 10
Common.....................1 00@1  30
Johnson’s  sUced
■ .......................  
2 50
grated........
2 75 
Booth’s sliced............
@2 51 
grated...........
©2 75
Quinces.
Common....................
1  10
Raspberries.
Red.............................
1 30 
Black  Hamburg.........
1  50 
Erie,  black 
.  .
1  25
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................
1  25 
Hamburgh.................
1  25 
Erie............................
1  20 
Terrapin.......................
1  10
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............
1  00
6 75
Corned  beef  Libby’s..........1  85
Roast beef  Armour’s..........1  70
Potted  bam, V4 lb.....................1 to
“  Vi lb.................  85
tongue, Vi lb..................1 35
Vi lb-------   85
95
chicken, V4 lb.........  

Pineapples.

Meats.

“ 
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“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
Vegetables.

Sap Sago....................  ©21
Schweitzer, Imported.  ©24
domestic  —   ©14

CATSUP.

Bine Label Brand.

“ 

Trlumph'Brand.

Half  pint, 25 bottles.......... 2 75
Pint 
...........  4 50
Quart 1 doz bottles 
__3 50
Half pint, per  doz............. 1  35
Pint, 25 bottles....................4 50
Quart, per  doz  .................. 3 75
5 gross boxes................ 40@45
35 lb  bags.............. 
.  ©3
Less quantity...............   ®3Vi
Pound  packages..........6M@7

CLOTHES  PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair.....................................17
Good................................... 18
Prime..................................20
Golden................................20
Peaberry  ............................22
Fair.........................  ......... 18
Good................................... 20
Prime................................. 21
Peaberry  ............................22
Mexican and Guatemala.
Fair.....................................21
Good................................... 22
Fancy..................................24
Prime................................. 23
Milled................................24
Interior.............................. 25
Private Growth..................27
Mandehling.......................28
Imitation........................... 25
Arabian.............................. 28

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

“ 

Extract.

Package.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin’s  XXX X ..  24 95
Bunola  ............................  24  «5
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__  24  95
Valley City Vi gross..  ...... 
75
.  1  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross....... 1  50
“ 
....2 5 0
Bulk...................................  5
R e d .................................... 7
Cotton.  40 f t.........per dos.  1  25
140
160
1  75
190
90
100

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
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“ 
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•* 
Jute 
“ 
CONDENSED  MILK.

50 f t.......... 
60ft.......... 
70 ft.......... 
sort.......... 
60 ft.......... 
72ff 
4 doz. In case.

tin 
CHICORV.

“ 

Beans.

“ 

25
50

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Peas.

Corn.

“ 
“ 
2 50
“ 

Hamburgh  stringless..........1  25
French style......2 25
Limas.................1  35
Lima, green..............................1 40
soaked......................  75
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 35
Bay State  Baked...................... 1 35
World’s Fair  Baked........... 1  35
Picnic Baked............................ 1 00
Hamburgh............................... l 40
Livingston  Eden.....................1 20
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew..............................l 40
Morning Glory...................
Soaked............................... 
75
Hamburgh  marrofat...........1  35
early June........
Champion Eng.. 1  50
petit  pots..........1  75
fancy  sifted__ 1  90
Soaked.................................  75
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat..........1  10
early June...... 1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  35
French..................................... 2 15
French..............................17©22
Erie.....................................   go
Hnbbard...................................1 25
Hamburg.................................. 1 40
Soaked.................................  85
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 50
Erie.......................................... 1 35
Tomatoes.
Hancock.................................. 1 05
.........................
Excelsior 
Eclipse.................................
Hamburg.......................
Gallon.......................... .
CHOCOLATE. 
23
German Sweet................  
Premium..........................  
37
Breakfast  Cocoa.............. 
43
Amboy.......................   ©12Vi
Acme..........................  ©12
Lenawee....................  
©12
Riverside................... 
12
Gold  Medal................  ©10Vi
Skim..........................   6© 7
11
Brick.......................... 
E dam ........................  
1 00
Leiden 
....................  
23
Llmbnrger  ................  ©10
Pineapple...................  ©25
Roquefort...................  ©25

MuBhrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Snccotaah.

CHEESE.

Baker’s.

.8 75

• 

N. Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands
Gail Borden Eagle............   7 40
Crown.................................. 6 25
Daisy....................................5 75
Champion..........................  4 50
Magnolia  ............................4  25
Dime....................................3 35

COUPON  BOOKS.

“Tradesman.

 

 

 
 
 

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“ “ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“Superior.”

, per hundred...............   2 00
, 
2 50
3 00
, 
....................   8 00
, 
, 
4  0U
, 
5 00
, per hundred...............   2 50
“ “ 
, 
...................   8 00
3 50
,  “ 
 
“ 
, 
4 00
, 
“ 
5 00
.....................  6 00
, 
“ “ 
üü

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Universal.’’

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

8  1, per hundred.....................C3 00
............... 3 50
8 2, 
................4 00
8 3, 
............... 5 00
8 5, 
................ 6 00
810, 
820. 
..............7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over.............  5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.
1 Can  be  made to represent’any 
denomination  from 810  down. |
20books...  ...................$T  00
2 00
50 
3 00
100 
250 
6 25
500 
10 00
17 50
1000 

............ 20 

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CREDIT  CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n .......83 00
.......5 00
1000,  “ 
2000,  “ 
.......8 00
Steel punch....................... 
75

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Coin.

Manilla, white.

 
XX  wood, white.

No. 1,6.............................   1 65
No. 2,6.................. 
150
No. 1,6Vi..........................  1 35
No. 2,6V4..........................  1 25
6Vi  ...................................   1  00
6.......................................  
95
Mill No. 4.........................  100
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 
100 lb. kegs................... 
3M
Barrels.................................800
Grits.....................................3 50
Dried...........  
.............  3M@1
Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
55
Imported.................... 10 Vi© -  Vi
Barrels 200 .......................  4  60
Half barrels 100 ................  2 40

Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 

Farina.
Hominy.

Lima  Beans.

Oatmeal.

Pearl Barley.

Kegs.............................   2*

GUNPOWDER. 
Rifle—Dupont’s.

Choke Bore--Dupont’s.

Kegs.................
.................3 50
Half  kegs........
................. 2 00
Quarter  kegs..
................. 1  15
.................  30
1  lb  cans.........
Vi lb cans........
.................   18
................. 4 50
Kegs................
Half  kegs......... ................. 2 50
Quarter kegs..
............... 1  40
1 lb cans.........
................  34
................11  00
Kegs  ...............
................  5 75
Half  kegs  ......
................3 00
Quarter kegs...
................ 
60
1  lb cans.........
Sage.....................................15
Hops....................................15

Eagle Duck--Dupont’s.

Madras,  5 lb. boxes.........  
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxeB.. 

55
so

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......6Vi
Family  XXX.....................   8
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6Vi
Salted XXX.........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........6Vi
Kenosha 
.........................  7Vi
Boston..................................  8
Butter  biscuit... 
6Vi
Soda.

Soda, XXX.........................  6
Soda, City............................  7Vi
Soda,  Duchess....................  8Vi
Crystal Wafer.....................10
Long  Island Wafers  .........11
S. Oyster  XXX....................  6
Cflty Oyster. XXX.................   6
Farina  Oyster.....................6

Oyster.

 

 

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pure......................  30
Telfer's Absolute..............  3
Grocers’............................ 15@25

DRIED  FRUITS. 

53i
10Vi

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

Peaches.

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Sundried. sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes 
California In  bags........
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
Blackberries.
In  boxes......................
Nectarines.
TO lb. bags.......................
25 lb. boxes.......................9
Peeled, in  boxes...........
Cal. evap.  “ 
“ 
in bags........ 10Vi
California in bags  —   8 
Pitted  Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
25 “ 
...................
Prnnelles.
30 lb.  boxes.........   ......
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
......................
251b.  “ 
Raisins.

...........11

Pears.

“ 

“ 

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.

2 crown..............................
3 
“ 
.............................
Loose Muscatels In Bags.
2  crown...............................
“ 
8 
...............................

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
“ 

Peel.

25  “ 
25  “ 

“ 
“ 
Raisins.

In  Vi-bbls.............. 
In less quantity__ 

Patras,  In barrels............   3V
4
4V<
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  26 
Lemon 
“ 10
Orange 
“ 11
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  © 8>4
"
Sultana, 20 
Valencia, 30  “
Prunes.
California,  100-120 ..............  9
90x100 25 lb.  bxs.  9Vi
..10
80x90 
10Vi
70x80 
60x70 
.11
6M

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Turkey......................... 
Silver..........................
Sultana...............................
French,  60-70......................
70-80.....................
80-90......................
90-10'....................
ENVELOPES.
XX rag. white.

No. 1, 6Vi-........................   81  75
NO. 2, 6Vi..........................   160

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“ 
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Peas.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bu.........................   1 45
Split  per l b ..................2M©3
Barrels 180.................  ©4 60
Half  bbls 90..............  @2  40
German........................  4Vi
Bast India..........................   5
Cracked........................  
5

Wheat

Sago.

FISH—Salt.
Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth..........................
Pollock............................. 
Whole, Grand  Bank...... 
5Vi
Boneless,  bricks.............. 6@8
Boneless, strips................6@8

3 Vi

Halibut.

Herring.
“ 
“ 

Smoked...................... 10V4©U

Holland, white hoops keg 

75
bbl  9 75

“ 

Norwegian  ......................
Round, Vi bbl 100 lbs........  2 90
“  Vi  “  40  “  ...... .  1  50
Scaled.......................... 

17

Mackerel.

17  lb. palls.................  ©  50
30  “ 
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LICORICE.

Pure.....................................   80
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12

LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz.....................1 25
4 doz.................... 2 25

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MATCHES.

No. 9  sulphur...........................1 65
Anchor parlor.......................... 1 70
No. 2 home................................1 10
Export  parlor.......................... 4 00

MINCE  MEAT.

SSfRfywii
«¡üE

3 
doz. case........................  2 75
6 doz. case............................   5 50
12 doz. case ........................ 11  00

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

No. 1,  100 lbs...........................11 00
No. 1, 40 lbs..............................4 70
No. 1,  10 lbs............................  1 30
No. 2,100 lbs............................8 50
No. 2,40 lbs..............................3 70
No. 2,10 lbs............................  1 05
Family, 90 lbs.........................  6 00

10 lb s.................  

70
Russian,  kegs....................  65

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1  gallon  ........  
81  75
Half  gallon.....................   1  40
Q uart............................... 
70
P int.................................. 
45
Half  pint  .......................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon......................  4  75
Q uart...............................  3 75
Pint..................................   2 25

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1, Vi bbls.,  lOOlbs...........6 00
No. 1 Vi bbl, 40  lbs................. 2 75
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   so
No. 1,8 lb  kits....................  68

Whlteflsh.

No. 1

Family 
J4 bbls, 100 lbs.......... 87 OO 82 75
Vi  “  40  “  .......... 3 10  140
90  48
101b.  kits..................  
8 lb.  “ 
................. 
75 
4S
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

Souders’.

Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best in the world for the money.

Sugar house......................  14
Ordinary..........................  

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Prim e..............................  
Fancy...............................  

New Orleans.

Fair..................................  
Good................................. 
Extra good........................ 
Choice.............................. 
Fancy................................ 
One-half barrels, 3c extra,

16

20
30

18
22
27
32
40

Regular 
Grade 
Lemon.

doz
2 oz  __8  75
4  oz..1  50
Regular 
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz  ....81  2o 
4 oz........2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.
2 oz.......81  50
4 oz........ 3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz.......81  75
4.oz...... 3 50

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200  count... 
Half bbls, 600  count.. 

Small.

Barrels, 2.400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 

PIPES.

@5 00
©3 00

6 00

3 50

“  T. D. full co u n t........ 

Clay, No.  216.............................l 75
Cob, No. 8................. 
POTASH.

75
1  25

. 

48 cans In case.
Babbitt’s .................... 
Penna Salt  Co.’s  ___  . 

4 00
3 25

Carolina head................. 

RICE
Domestic..
6
No. 1.................... 5 Vi
No. 2...................   5
Broken...............................  4

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Imported.
Japan, No. 1..........................5Vi
No. 2.....................5
Java....................................  6
Patna..................................   554

“ 

Jennings.
Lemon. Vanilla 
2 os regular panel.  75 
120
4 oz 
...1  50 
6oz 
. . .2 00 
No. 3 taper..........1  35 
No. 4  taper..........l  50 

2 00
2 so

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2 00
3 00

Hoot Beer  Extract.
“ 

Williams’, 1 doz..................  1 75
3 doz................  5 00
Hires’, 1  doz......................  1  75
“  3 doz.......................   5 00

8PICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Pare Ground In Bulk.

Allspice................................10
Cassia, China In mats........  7
Batavia In bund__ 15
Saigon In rolls........ 32
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................12
Mace  Batavia...................... 80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
No.  1................ 70
No. 2................ 60
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 10
“  white...  .20
shot......................... 16
Allspice.................... 1.........15
Cassia,  Batavia................... 18
“ 
and  Saigon.25
"  Saigon.................... 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African...................16
••  Cochin.................... 20
Jam aica................22
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................7ti
Mustard,  Bug. and Trieste..22
“  Trieste.................... 25
Nntmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 16
“ 
"  white.......24
“ 
Cayenne................20
Sage..................................... 20
‘‘Absolute” In Packages.Ug 
»g
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon...........  ....  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1  55
Ginger,  Jam aica......   84  1 55
“  African...........  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper.......................   84  155
Sage.............................  84
Kegs...................................  IX
Granulated,  boxes..............  1%
A nise.........................  @12)4
6
Canary, Smyrna......... 
10
Caraway.........................  
00
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4)4
5)4
Mixed  Bird  .............. 
Mustard,  white.........  
10
Poppy......................... 
9
Rape.......................... 
6
Cuttle  bone....................  

SAIi  SODA.

SEEDS.

80

STARCH.

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SNUFF.

Gloss.
 
 

20-lb  boxes..........................   5V
40-lb 
5)4
1-lb packages.......................  514
3-lb 
514
6-lb 
5M
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............  3M
Barrels................................   334
Scotch, In  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, in jars................35
French Rappee, In Jars.......43
Boxes....................................5W
Kegs, English........................44
100 3-lb. sacks......................... (2 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
28 10-lb. sacks.......................   1 85
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases...........................  1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
281b.  “ 

SALT.
...................... 2 00
2 25
 
32
drill  “  16  18

SODA,

Warsaw.

32
56 lb. dairy In drill  bags... 
18
281b.  “ 
.. 
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75 

Ashton.

“ 

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Higgins.

Soiar Rock.

56 )h. dairy In linen  sacks. 

75 

56 1l.  sacks.......................   27

70
70

Common Fine.

Saginaw...... ................... 
Manistee.......................... 

Packed 60 lbB. In box.

SALERATUS.
Church’s .....................
DeLand’s ....................
Dwight’s ......................
Taylor’s.......................

SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Dlngman Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb..........3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb.............3 90
White Borax, 100  34-lb.......3 65
Concord............................. 3 45
Ivory, 10  oz....................... 6 75
6  oz......................... 4 00
Lenox.  ............................  3 65
Mottled German............... 3  15
Town Talk.........................3 25
Single box.........................3 95
5 box lots, delivered......... 3 85
10 box lots, delivered........3 75
Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrpd.,84 00 
plain...  3 94
N. K. Fairbank & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................   4 00
Brown, 60 bars.................... 240
“ 
80  b a rs................. 3 25
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.
Acme.................................4 Oo
Cotton Oil.........................  6 00
Marseilles..........................   3 95
Mafter 
............................. 4 35

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...  5)4 F air...
....  5V4 Choice.
...  5)4 Best...
....  5

Thompson & Chute Brands.
Silver................................ 365
Mono................................ 3  35
Savon Improved  ..............2  50
Sunflower.........................3  05
Golden  ............................. 3  25
Economical  ...... ...............2  25
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50

Scouring.
hand, 3 doz......... 2  50

“ 

SUGAR.

The  following  prices  repre­
sent the actual selling prices in 
Grand Rapids, based on the act­
ual cost in New  York,  with  36 
cents per 100 pounds added  for 
freight.  The  same  quotations 
will not apply to any townwhere 
the freight rate from New York 
is  not  36  cents,  but  the  local 
quotations will, perhaps, afford 
a better criterion of the market 
than to quote New York  prices 
exclusively.
Cut  Loaf.............................16 30
Powdered............................ 6 23
Granulated......................... 5 98
Extra Fine Granulated...  611
Cubes...................................6 23
XXXX  Powdered................ 6 42
Confec. Standard  A............5 73
No. 1  Columbia A..............   5 67
No. 5 Empire  A ..................5 54
No.  6....................................5 48
No.  7.....................................5 30
No.  8.................................... 5 23
No.  9........................  
No.  10.................................  5 11
No.  11.................................. 5 05
No.  12.................................  4 98
No.  13................................... 4 86
No 14.'................................   4 36

Smoking.

Catlin’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried...........................17
Golden  Shower................... 19
Huntress  ........................... 26
Meerschaum....................... 29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork  ............................ 30@32
German............................... 15
Frog....................................33
Java, VsS foil.................  ..  32
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold C u t............................ 28

Scotten’s Brands.

Brands.

Warpath..............................15
Honey  Dew......................... 30
Gold  Block......................... 26
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s 
Peerless................................26
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................41
Rob  Roy..............................26
Uncle Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................32
5 17
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn.......................... 30
Plow  Boy......................30@32
Corn  Cake...........................16

Leidersdorf’s Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels................................22
Half bbls.............................21
F air.....................................   19
Good....................................  25
Choice................  
30

Pure Cane.

 

 

SWEET  GOODS.

Ginger Snaps.............. 
Sugar Creams............  
Frosted Creams.........  
Graham Crackers...... 
Oatmeal Crackers......  
VINEGAR.

40 gr.. 
50 gr.

8
8
9
&H
3)4

@8

$1 for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per g a l................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1  75 
Magic,.......................................1 00
Warner’s  ............................ 1  00
Yeast Foam  ....................... 1  00
Diamond.............................   75
Royal..................................  90

.  YEAST.

@17
@20
@26
@34
@12
@17
@20@2E
@34
@12
@20@25
@35
@40
@35
@65
@85
@26

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

F air............................
Good..........................
Choice......................... 24
Choicest......................32
D ust........... 
.............10
SUN CURED.
F air............................
Good..........................
Choice......................... 24
Choicest......................32
Dust............................10
BASKET  FIRED.
F air............................ 18
Choice........................
Choicest....................
Extra choice, wire leaf
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  fail..........25
Extra fine to finest— 50 
Choicest fancy........... 75
Common to fair..........23
Common to  fair..........23
Superior to fine........... 30
Common to fair..........18
Superior to  fine..........30
ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

YOUN& HYSON.

@26
@35
@26
@40
......................18 @22
......................24 @28
......................40 @50
TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

Pails unless otherwise noted
Bazoo.........................  @30
Can Can......................  @27
Nellie  Bly..................27  @24
Uncle ben............ — 21  @22
Hiawatha................... 
60
Sweet Cuba................ 
34
McGinty....................  
27
25
“  V4 hhls.........  
29
Dandy Jim .................  
24
Torpedo
23
In  drums.... 
28
Yum  Yum  ................ 
1892............................  
23
“  drums................. 
22

Plug.

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead.................  
Joker......................... 
Nobby Twist................. 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo............................ 
Hiawatha...................  
Valley City................ 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty.............. 
Jolly Tar....................  

41
29
41
26
38
34
40
32

HIDES  PELTS  and FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay as  fol-

lows:
HIDES.
Green.......................
2@2V4
Part Cured...............
®  3
Full 
................
@ 3514
Dry............................ 4 @ 5
Kips, green  .............. 2 @ 3
“  cured...............
@ 4
Calfskins,  green......
3 @  4
cured...... 4 @  5)4
Deacon skins............ 10 @25

“ 

“ 

No. 2 hides )4 off.
PELTS.

Shearlings................. 10 @  20
.................... 15 @  25
Lambs 

WOOL.

Washed.................... 12 @18
Unwashed...............
8 @14

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow...................... 3 @  4*
Grease  butter  .........
1 @ 2
Switches................... 1)4@ 2
Ginseng.................... 1 5@2 00

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS

WHEAT.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test)
No. 2 Red (60 lb. test)

MEAL.

Bolted.... ..................
Granulated...............
FLOUR.

59
59

.  1 40
.  1  65

“

Straight, In  sacks — .  3 50
“  barrels...
“ 
..  3 75
Patent 
“  sacks__
.  4 50
“  barrels...
“ 
..  4  75
Graham  “  sacks...
.  1  70
.  1  70
“ 
Rye 
MILLSTUF78.

Bran..............613 50
Screenings__  13 00
Middlings......14 50
Mixed Feed...  18 00
Coarse meal  ..  18 00

Less
Car lots quantity
614 00
13 00
15 00
18 50
19 00

CORN.

Car  lots......................
Less than  car  lots__

OATS.

Car  lots  ....................
Less thanicar lots......

...45
...48

...34
.. .33

No. 1 Timothy, car lots.. ..11  00
..13 00
No. 1 

“ 

HAT.
ton lots

WOODENWARE.

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Bowls, 11 inch....................

Tubs, No. 1...........................600
“  No. 2.........................5  50
“  No. 3.........................4  50
1  30
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1 50
13  “  ................   90
“ 
15  “  ......... 
“ 
1  25
17  “  ....................   1  80
“ 
“ 
19  “ 
2 40

..........................................

Baskets, market..........  35

21 

“ 

 

“ 
•  “ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l  5 25
“ 
‘ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

shipping bushel..  1 15
..  1 25
full hoop  “ 
No.2 6 25
No.3 7 25
No.2 4 00
No.3 4 75

“ 
“ 
“  No.l  3 25
“ 
“ 

splint 

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

INDURATED WARE.

Pails..................................  3  15
Tubs,  No.  1............................ 13 50
Tubs, No. 2............................. 12 00
Tubs, No. 3............................. 10 50

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

18

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

 

 

Mess,............  
Short c u t..................................................  
Extra clear pig, short out............................
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
| Clear, fat back...........................................   21 0C
Boston clear, short cut................................
Clear back, short cut..................................... 21  00
Standard clear, short cut. best................. 
21  00

18 00
19 50

sau sa ge—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage...................................................
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................   9
Frankfort Sausage  ..........................................8)4
Blood Sausage.................................................  7
Bologna, straight............................................ 6
Bologna,  thick................................................  6
Headcheese.................................................... 7
Kettle  Rendered.............................................10^
Granger...........................................................10»
Family........................................................... 854
Compound......................................................  8
50 lb. Tins, 54c advance.
20 lb. pails, Vic 
54c 
10 lb.  “ 
5 lb.  “  %c 
31b.  " 
l c

LARD.

“
“
“

BEEF  IN  BARBELS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
'* 
“ 
“ 

sm o k ed  m ea ts—Canvassed or Plain.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs........................8 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7 50
Boneless, rump butts...................................... 13 50
Hams, average 20 lbs....................................... 1154
16 lbs.......................................llH
12 to 14 lbs............................... 1134
picnic.....................................................9
best b o n e le s s ...................................   12
Shoulders.......................................................  834
Breakfast Bacon  boneless..............................14
Dried beef, ham prices....................................iovi
Long Clears, heavy..........................................
Briskets,  medium.  ........................................

light.................................................11V4
Butts................................................................  8
D. S. Bellies...................................................  12V4
Fat Backs......................................................  9Vi
Barrels............................................................. 8 00
Kegs...............................................................  1 90
Kits, honeycomb...........................................  65
Kits, premium..............................................  55
Barrels............................................................22 00
Half barrels.................................................... 11 00
Per pound...................................................... 
11

PICKEED  PIGS’  FEET.

DRY  SALT  MEATS.

BEEF  TONGUES.

TRIPE.

FRESH  BEEF.

 

 

FRESH  PORK.

11)48
@  6 

Carcass...................  
@ 5 Vi
Fore  quarters........................................   @ 4 Vi
Hind quarters.......................................... 6Vi@ 7
Loins No. 3............................................ 8V4@U
Ribs..........................................................7V4@10
Rounds................................................... 5Vi® 6
Chucks...................................................  3Vi@ 4 Vi
Plates...................................................... 3Vi@ 4
Dressed...........................................
8
Loins................................................
Shoulders  .......................................
Leaf Lard........................................
CarcasB...........................................
Lambs.................................................-..  5Vi@ 6!
Carcass..................................................  5!
Pork, links.............................................
Bologna.................................................
Liver......................................................
Tongue .................................................
Blood ....................................................
Head cheese..........................................
Summer..................................................
Frankfurts.............................................
FISH  AND  OYSTERS.

10J4
i® 6J4
4@ 7)4

SAUSAGE.

MUTTON.

VEAL.

8V4

13

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as  follows:

FRESH  FISH.

Whlteflsh 
..................-.........................   @  9
T ro u t....................................................   @9
Black Bass............................................. 
12V4
Halibut..................................................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring....................................  @5
Bluefl sh.................................................   @12 V4
Fresh lobster, per lb.............................. 
20
Cod......................................................... 
10
No. 1 Pickerel........................................   @9
Pike.  .....................................................  @ 8
Smoked White.......................................  @ 8
Red  Snappers........................................  
12
Columbia River  Salmon....................... 
20
Mackerel...................... 
20@25
Falrhaven  Counts.................................  @40
F. J. D.  Selects.....................................   @33
@25
Selects................................ 
F. J. D....................................................   @25
Anchors................. 
 
@22
Standards.............................................   @20
oysters—Bulk.
Extra Selects.........................................  
2 00
1  75
Selects.......................................  
 
1  20
Standards..............................................  
220
Counts................................................... 
Scallops.................................................  
2 00
Shrimps  ................................................  
1  25
Oysters, per  100  ....................................1  25@1  50
Clams, 
@1  00

SHELL  GOODS.
 

oysters—Cans.

“ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. 
The Pntnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDY.
Cases

Standard,  per lb__
“  H.H...........
T w ist......
“ 

8)4
Boston Cream................. 
854
Cut  Loaf.........................
Extra H.  H.....................   8)4

Bbls. Palls.
7)4
6)4
7)4
6)4
6)4
7)4
854

MIXED  CANDY.

Bbls. 

Palls.
Standard...................................... 6 
T
7
Leader..........................................6 
7)4
Royal............................................654 
s
Nobby.......................................... 7 
English  Rock.............................. 7 
8
Conserves.................................... 7 
a
Broken Taffy................... baskets 
8
Peanut Squares................. 
8 
9
French Creams.............................  
10
Valley  Creams.............................  
13
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.....................................  8
Modern, SO lb. 
 
8

“

 

“ 
fancy—In bulk

 

 
 

“ 

3 
2 
3 

“ 
“ 
“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Pails
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed.........................................   11
Chocolate Drops.............................................  11»
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops....'..............................................  5»
Moss Drops....................................................   8
Sour Drops......................................................   8)4
Imperials.......................................................   10
Per Box
Lemon Drops...................................................55
Sour Drops...................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................40@50
Licorice Drops..  ..........................................1  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain......................... 
60
65
printed.................. 
Imperials......................................................... 60
Mottoes.......................................................; .” 70
Cream Bar........................................................55
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95
Plain Creams............................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams........................................ 1  00
String Rock.....................................................65
Burnt Almonds.............................................1  00
Wlntergreen Berries.......................................60
CARAMELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
 
No. 1, 
51
No. 2, 
 
28
No. 3, 
.........................
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes...................................
Small... j».............................................. 1  50@1  75
Medium  :...............................................2 0l@2 50
Large....................................................
Messina, choice  360............................. 
fancy, 360..............................  
choice 300..............................  
fancy 390  .............................. 

3 50
5 00
4  00
5  00
Figs, fancy layers, 6» ............................  @12V4
“  10»..........................   @12»
“  14»..........................   @14
“  20» ..........................

“ 
“ 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................  @7)4
“  50-lb.  “ 
..........................  @6)4
Persian, 50-lb.  box................... 4V4@  5)4
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona.............................   @16)4
Ivaca.......................................   @15)4
California.............................  @17
Brazils, new...........................................  @10)4
Filberts.................................................   @11)4
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @13)4

“ 
“ 
“ 
BANANAS.

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

choice.............................  

“  Marbot....................................   @
Calif.......................................11  @13
“ 
Table Nuts,  fancy................................   @13
@12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  ......... ................   @13
Cocoanuts, fall sacks...........................   @4 50
Fancy, H.  F.,Suns................................   @ 6
“  Roasted.................  @  7»
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  @ 6
“  Roasted.................  @  7)4
Choice, H. P., Extras............................  @ 5
“  Roasted.................  @ 6)4

“ 
“ 
“ 
CROCKERY  AND  GLASSW ARE.

“ 
“ 
“ 

,T 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

PEANUTS.

extra 

LEMONS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

FRUIT JARS.

6 doz. in box.

P in ts................................................................. 9  S  50
Quarts.............................................................. *  6 00
Half Gallons....................................................   g 00
Caps...................................................................   250
Rubbers............................................................ 
  45
No. 0 Sun..............................................................   45
No. 1  “  ...............................................................  50
No.2  “  ....................................................  
....  75
T ubular................................................................  75

LAMP BURNERS.

LAMP CHIMNEYS.  Per bOX.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Pearl top.

La Bastle.

XXX Flint.

First quality.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun.............................................................1  75
No. 1  “  .............................................................. 1  88
No. 2  “  .............................................................. 2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................... 2  10
“  ..........................................2 25
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
“  .......................................... 8 25
No. 0 Sun, crimp top......................................... 2  60
No. 1  “ 
“  .......................................... 2 80
No. 2  “ 
“  .......................................... 3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled......................3 70
“ 
No.2  “ 
......................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
......................4  88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz......................... 1  25
No.2  “ 
..........................150
No. 1 crimp, per doz...........................................1  35
No.2 
“ 
........................................... 1  60
No. 0, per  gross..................................................   23
No. 1, 
....................................................   28
No. 2, 
....................................................   38
No.3, 
....................................................   75
Mammoth, per doz.............................................   75
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks,  1 to 6 gal................................  06
“ 
)4 gal. per  doz.................... .”.  60
Jugs, Ü gal., per doz.......................................  70
“  1 to 4 gal., per gal...................................   07
Milk Pans, V4 gal., per doz.............................  60
“ 
...........................   72
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal............................   07
Milk Pans, 54 gal..............................................  65
.  78

1  “ 
STONEWARE—BLACK GLAZED.

.................................  

LAMP WICKS.

1  “ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

1 4

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Written for Thb T radesman.

THE  APPRENTICESHIP  SYSTEM. 
In  noting  the  evolution  of  methods 
which  have  affected  the  condition of la­
bor in the present  century,  one needs to 
take more than a  superficial  view,  in or-1 
der  to  decide  whether,  on  the  whole, 
such  conditions  show  a  gain  or  loss. 
Progress is often  mistaken  for improve­
ment.  To  determine  what  true  pro­
gress is, one  should take a wide range in 
his compilation and comparison of  facts. 
Those who are  personally  familiar with 
those facts can reach  the most intelligent 
conclusions.  While  in general mankind 
is benefited by the  changes that are con­
stantly taking  place  in methods  of pro­
duction,  and  enlarged  opportunities for 
material  development,  some  of  those 
changes have,  no doubt,  worked relative 
disadvantages.

Among  the  old  methods  which  have 
been  almost  entirely  superseded  by the 
new is the apprentice system as it once ex­
isted in  this  country. 
It  was  never  so 
harsh  and  arbitrary as  that  which  pre­
vailed in Europe, because it was modified 
by the spirit of our institutions.  Nor did 
our  laws regulating its details ever  give 
such  excessive  power  to  the  master  as 
those in force in other lands.  Our practice 
allowed  shorter  terms  of  service,  and 
more liberal conditions concerning hours 
of  labor,  compensation,  and  personal 
freedom from harrassing restrictions.

As we applied the system to the differ­
ent  mechanical  trades,  or  to  the  allied 
arts which almost ranked as professions, 
the  results  were  certainly  valuable  in 
furnishing a constant supply of qualified 
artizans  who  honored  their  respective 
callings by performing more effective and 
uninterrupted  service  than  is now done 
by the system of labor which  has  taken 
its  place.  Though  a  mercantile educa­
tion  was  not  always  secured by actual 
apprenticeship,  our  merchants of olden 
time,  having no business college ways to 
unlearn,  acquired a  practical'knowledge 
of every detail in  their business by a ser­
vice  similar  to  the  apprentice  system. 
Their safe and  successful  methods  may 
well command the respect  and imitation 
of many  merchants  to-day,  who, despis­
ing them as  old  fogies,  find  the modern 
mercantile route often  the  shortest  cut 
to bankruptcy.

Though  trade  unionism  may  have 
been' responsible  in  some  degree  for 
the  decadence  of  the  apprentice  sys­
tem  in  trades  requiring  manual  dex­
terity,  yet  the  improved  methods  of 
manufacturing  by  machinery  were,  no 
doubt, the main  cause.  The  impetuous 
march of new  inventions  has  left many 
worthy  mechanical  trades  in  the back­
ground. 
It is a question  whether or not 
they have  left a balance of profit to com­
pensate society for what has been taken. 
We  may  think  the  resultant  gain  in 
cheapness  of  construction,  with the in­
creased use and demand, makes an equiv­
alent  for  all  the  waste  involved in the 
change.  That  depends,  however,  some­
what  on  how  one  views  the  ends  and 
aims of  human  activities.  We can give 
due credit to  the  so-called march of im­
provement,  while  at  the  same  time  we 
are just to the methods  and customs of a 
past  generation.  The  old  is  not  to  be 
altogether  condemned  because  it  has 
been  outgrown;  nor  should  the new be 
overvalued  on  account  of  its  novelty. 
One does not  need  the  wisdom  of Solo­
mon to perceive the merits of past meth­
ods,  the  apparent  practical  advantages 
of  those  now  in  use,  and  the  strong

probability that  the  present  must yield j 
to the future, just as the past has yielded ■ 
to the present.

In  justly  estimating  the  value of the i 
apprentice  system,  financial  conditions > 
should not wholly  prevail.  An  especial! 
merit lay in its  influence  for  good  over j 
the youth controlled  by  a quasi-paternal | 
restraint.  By it they were guarded from j 
the  power  of  evil  associates  and  idle! 
habits  until  the  time when years added 
manly instincts and purposes to strength­
en  good  resolution«.  Life  to  them  be­
came  real  and  earnest,  because  it  was 
conidered in the light of a time contract. 
The  years  so  many  spend  in  foolish 
pleasures  or  ill-directed efforts to find a 
profitable  yet  pleasant  vocation  were 
under  the  control  of  wiser  heads.  As j 
one deposits his capital in  a  bank  to be 
returned  in  time with cumulative inter­
est,  so  they  placed  the  few  precious 
years preceding early  manhood as a val­
uable  treasure  in  hands  whose  experi­
ence could be  depended on to  manage it 
profitably  and  return  to  the  depositor 
full  compensation  for  the  investment. 
Unlike  the  ordinary 
lender,  however, 
they became themselves hostages  for the 
success  expected  in  the  future;  for,  in 
proportion as they  fulfilled  the terms of 
their contract,  was  the  measure  of that 
success.

Contrasted with the  present system  of 
an arbitrary division  of labor  in  nearly 
all  trades and industries  that  contracts 
for employes in  wholesale  lots, one may 
well  regret  the  decadence  of  the  once 
safe,  sure  and  healthy  methods  of  the 
apprentice  system;  though  one  may  at 
the  same  time  accept  the  inevitable 
necessity. 
It  would  seem  as  though 
there  might  still  be  some  use for it in 
certain  lines  of  skilled  labor.  But  in 
the adjustments of means to an end, cap­
ital has decided  to  secure such labor by 
a different method;  and so the  power of 
organized 
industry  has  displaced  a 
worthy  system  just  as  agriculture  by 
wholesale  on  the wide prairies of Dako- 
tah has lessened the profits of hard work­
ing farmers in older  States,  who submit 
to  it  as  they  do  to  other  unavoidable 
evils, while  deploring the  wasteful  and 
extravagant means by which such changes 
are brought about.

The  youth  of  to-day  has  not  such  a 
healthy stimulus  to  exertion as those of 
fifty  years  ago,  notwithstanding all the 
educational  advantages  of  the  present 
age. 
If  he  wishes  to apply himself  to 
an occupation requiring  skilled labor be 
finds  himself  hedged  in  by  industrial 
customs that sacrifice  everything  to one 
inflexible  purpose;  viz,  to  manufacture 
the  largest  amount  of  products  at  the 
least  cost.  By  this  system  each work­
man  becomes as it were  only  an  intelli­
gent part of a certain division of machine 
power. 
If he satisfies  his  employer,  he 
continues to repeat  forever  with dreary 
monotony a series of  operations  he  has 
learned  to  do  perfectly.  But all ambi­
tious 
longings  to  know  more  must  be 
given up if he wishes to hold his position, 
and  the  means  of  livelihood.  He  has 
proved himself too useful to  be  allowed 
to  go  higher  in  his  mechanical  aspira­
tions.  The demon  of  organization does 
not treat him as a person,  but only a part 
of  a material  force that  turns out profit 
for  capital.  There 
is  no  room  for 
thinkers  among  the  workers;  as,  in  an 
army,  only  a  small  proportion  can  be 
officers, and so promotion does not follow 
ambitious  merit.

Established  1868.

E 1.  REYNOLDS  i  SON,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Building  Papers,

Carpet  Linings,

Asbestos  Sheathing 

Asphalt  Ready  Roofing,

Asphalt Roof Paints,

Resin,  Coal  Tar, 

Roofing and Paring Pitch,

Tarred Felt, Mineral Wool 
Elastic Roofing Cement, 
Car,  Bridge  and Roof Paints, 

and Oils.

In Felt, Composition and Gravel,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Cor.  LOUIS and  CAMPAU  Sts..

F0DRÏH NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

D. A. B l o d g e t t, President.

Ge o .  W.  G a t , Vice-President.

W * . H .  A n d e r so n ,  Cashier. 
J no  A.  Sey m o u r, A ss’t  Cashier

C a p i t a l ,   $ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
DIRECTORS.
D. A. Blodgett.  Geo. W. Gay.  S. M. Lemon.
C  Bertsch. 
A. J. Bowne.  G. K. Johnson.
Wm. H. Anderson.  Wm  Sears.  A. D.Rathbone 

John Widdicomb. 

N. A. Fletcher.

BUY  THE  PENINSULAR

Once and You aie our Customer 

for life.

Stanton  &  Morey,

DETROIT,  MICH.

G eo. F. Ow e n , Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

Residence  59 N.  Union St., Grand  Rapids.

Unlike the Dutch Process

No  Alkalies
Otber  Chemicals

—  OB —

1*1 v iJ 
I  f i n  

ope  used  in   the 
p re p a r a tio n  o f

Baker &Co.’s
Breakfast  Cocoa,

w hich  is  absolutely p u r e  

a n d  soluble.

A  d e s c r ip tio n   o f  th e   c h o c o la te  
p la n t,  a n d   o f  t h e   v a r io u s  c o c o a  
a n d  c h o c o la te  p r e p a r a tio n s m an  
u fa c tu r e d   by W alter B a k e r   &  Cc 
wi ll b e s e n t f r e e  to  a n y  d e a le r  o r  
a p p lic a tio n .

W. BAKER & GO., Dorchester. Mass.

KALAMAZOO PANT h OVERALL GO.

221  E. Main  St., Kalamazoo, Mich.

Our entire  line  of  Cotton  Worsted  Pants  on 
band to be sold at  cost  for  cash.  If  interested 
write for samples.
Milwaukee Office:  Room  502  Matthew  Build 
ing.
Our fall line of Pants from $9 to $42 per  dozen 
are  now  ready.  An  immense  line  of  Kersey 
Pants, every pair warranted not  to  rip.  Bound 
swatches of  entire line sent  on  approval to the 
trade.

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coughing and  headache.  This  relief  is  worth 
the  price  of  an  Inhaler.  Continued  use  will 
complete the cure.

Prevents and cures

On cars or boat.

Sea  Sickness
The  cool  exhilerating  sensation 

follow­
ing its use is a luxury to  travelers.  Convenient 
to carry in the pocket;  no liquid todrop or spill; 
lasts a year, and costs  50c  at  druggists.  Regis­
tered mail 60c, from

H .  D .  C U S H M A N ,  M a n u f a c tu r e r .

Three  Rivera,  Mich.

¡¡^“’Guaranteed satisfactory.

S  and  7  Pearl  St., 

GRAND RAPIDS.

MICH

Agents  for  Wales-Geodyear  Rubber  Co. 
Orders  by mail  given  prompt attention

S.  A.  MORMA.N,

Wholesale  Petoskey, Marblehead 

and  Ohio

L IM E ,

Akron, Buffalo and Louisville

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Fire Brick and Clay.
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

1 5

it  pay 

future?  Does 

Is it strange, then, that  so  few  youth 
of to-day begin  their  life  work  with  a 
definite end in  view?  How  many,  alas! 
have  no  apparent  purpose  or  place  in 
life,  and are like waifs of  the ocean that 
drift  to  and  fro  with  the  tides. 
Is  it 
strange if thousands drift  into the crim­
inal ranks—not with  vicious intent—but 
for want of  some strong  stimulant  of  a 
system that compels to habits of industry 
when  young,  and  opens  up  a  vista of 
profitable and congenial  employment for 
the 
to  waste 
the most precious  years of  one’s  life in 
aimless effort,  or hopeless inactivity,  and 
be compelled to  learn  in  later  manhood 
at  great  sacrifice  practical  knowledge 
that could have been secured  at  far  less 
cost? 
In  the large  army  of  youth  con­
tinually growing  larger,  how  many who 
never  had  the  opportunity to  learn  a 
trade, nor even habits of industry,  come 
to  the age  of  manhood  wholly  unfitted 
for its duties and responsibilities.  From 
such  the ranks  of  criminal  life  are  re­
cruited.  Men who study statistics assert 
that  the  criminals  of  this  generation 
average much younger  than  those of  the 
past.  Conditions  do  sometimes  make 
the man.  Not all can fight and overcome 
adverse circumstances.  Once in  a while 
an  exceptionally  ambitious  and  perse­
vering individual reaches a point of van­
tage whence he can look down on his fel­
lows.  The  rest occupy a common level. 
Among  the  most  intelligent  class  of 
workmen  there  are  comparatively  few 
who  secure  permanent  and  profitable 
employment.  At  each  change  over 
which he has  no control  he  has to learn 
a  new  trade, or  new  branch  of  what 
used to be a trade.  The next industrial 
convulsion may find him  helper in a liv­
ery stable or driver of a street car.  His 
best opportunities are often  checkmated 
by  conditions  arbitrarily 
imposed  by 
societies  of  laboring  men,  who  assume 
powers not  granted  by the  constitution 
and laws of the land.

Sometimes,  from  sheer  force  of  ad­
verse  conditions,  a  few  lose  heart  till 
they  become  willing  to  accept  the pre­
carious rewards of those who prey on so­
ciety as fakirs or  as agents for disreput­
able  schemes.  Others  develop  from  a 
chrysalis  of  misery  into  professionals, 
and  either  attempt  ballooning,  or  ride 
into  notoriety  as  specialists  of  some 
medical  fad  to treat  the chronic  ills of 
despairing  humanity.  This  class  com­
bine the eagerness and  rapacity of a Jer­
sey mosquito at a  period  when his prow­
ess has ripened to its fullest extent.

In summing  up  comparisons  between 
the  old  an  the  new  industrial  systems 
one  conclusion  seems  quite  apparent, 
and  that  is,  whatever  changes  have 
taken  place from  the  old  to  the  new, 
they  have  come  to  stay.  Unlike  fash­
ions, that come and  go  with  the  whims 
of a class whose sole occupation  is to in­
vent novelties; and which  sometimes re­
appear like comets at irregular intervals, 
the changes in industrial  conditions  are 
not  in  the  line  of  an  orbit  that gives 
hopes of  a return.  When  we  bid good­
bye to  what  the  age  has  outgrown,  we 
bid it a good-bye forever.  No astronomer 
can  obtain  any data  on  which  to calcu­
late the period when  it may  be expected 
to revisit us.

So  let us  in  taking  leave  of  the  ap­
prentice  system,  remember  to say noth­
ing but good  of  the  dead  past.  To the 
present system that  succeeds  we can say 
in the  words  of  Hamlet,  “To  this com­

plexion  you  must  come  at  last.”  The 
world moves,  and time moves also—each 
overturning,  destroying,  and  restoring, 
in new forms.  But neither stop  to bury 
their dead nor mourn for them.

S.  P.  W h it m a r s h .

Pay  Your  Small  Bills.

From Kate Field’s W ashington.

is 

If there is one sight more dreaded than 
another at the present  time  it  is  a bill, 
especially when the amount exceeds one’s 
bank  deposit.  That  such  bills  are not 
paid at once  by men  and  women  whose 
hatred of debt is only exceeded by hatred 
of dishonesty,  is  because  their debtors, 
either  from  necessity  or  choice, do not 
meet  their  obligations;  thus  the failure 
of Jones  forces  Smith  to  ask for exten­
sion from Robinson,  and  so  on until the 
whole nation  is  embarrassed  almost be­
yond endurance.
Impossible as  it  may be  for  many  to 
draw checks  for  large amounts,  it is the 
exception when persons in tolerable  cir­
cumstances cannot  pay the small  bills of 
daily life;  to ignore them during this ter­
rible  stringency 
to  violate  every 
Christian precept.  Thoughtlessness,  far 
more than heartlessness,  is  the  cause of 
incalculable  mischief.  Well-to-do  men 
and  women—especially  women  who 
never earned  a  penny in their lives  and 
who would  starve  if  thrown upon their 
own  resources—do  not  appreciate  the 
value of  a  few  dollars.  Knowing  they 
are “good for thousands,”  they disregard 
insignificant debts as  of  no  importance 
to  their  creditors  because  they are  so 
readily paid  by themselves.  They do not 
put  themselves  in  the  creditor’s place. 
They are too  engrossed  in their own  af­
fairs to consider the necessities of trades­
people;  hence  a  great wrong is  done to 
the  whole  community.  The  tradesman 
can’t pay his  employes, and  commercial 
wrecks strew the country in consequence.
Seated  at  breakfast  recently  in  the 
house of a rich man,  I  heard a charming 
woman exclaim petulantly:  “That’s  six 
times I’ve received this miserable bill for 
seventy-five cents. 
I  won’t  pay it until 
I  get  ready.  The  idea  of  drawing  a 
check  for  seventy-five cents;  it’s ridicu­
lous.  Some time when  I’m driving past 
that woman’s shop I’ll  settle  with  her. 
She knows  I  don’t intend to cheat her.”
If I had not heard that speech, 1 should 
have  believed 
it  impossible  for  those 
pretty lips to be capable of such apparent 
heartlessness.
“Has your  creditor  much  capital?”  I 
asked.
“Really I  don’t  know;  probably not.”
“Then she is poor.”
“Yes;  but what difference can seventy- 
five cents  make?”
“ You say you  have received that same 
bill six  times?”
“Yes;  did you  ever  hear  of  such im­
pertinence?”
“I  don’t  admit  the  impertince.  Let 
us see what those six duns have cost that 
poor woman.  Six letter  postage stamps 
amount to  twelve  cents.  Twelve  cents 
from seventy-five leave sixty-three cents. 
Add  time,  labor  and  writing  materials, 
and  you  have  deprived  that woman of 
her small margin of  profit.”
The pretty woman  looked  astounded. 
“I  never  thought  of  that,”  she  mur­
mured.
“Of course not.  Had  you done so you 
would no more have  postponed paying a 
just debt than  you  would  be  guilty  of 
murder.  You  are  quite  right in think­
ing  seventy-five  cents  of  little  conse­
quence,  but multiplv that amount a hun­
dred  times,  and  look  at  the sum total. 
You  may  be  one  of  many  who are in­
debted to this same woman and who have 
failed to pay their bills  for  similar  rea­
sons.”
Tears stood in  my  friends eyes as she 
replied,  “Thank you.  Will  you go with 
me this morning and see that  I  pay  my 
bill?”

“With  pleasure.”
The  carriage  was  ordered, and off we 
drove  to  the  out-of-the-way  part  of  a 
town  that  shall  be  nameless,  until  we 
stopped before the shop of a woman who 
is an expert in a certain trade.  Looking 
up  from  her  work,  the  woman  smiled 
faintly as she stilled  the cries of a small 
boy tugging at her skirts.

“Don’t say a  word,  dear Mrs. Y-----,”
3aid her debtor. 
“ I owe  you  a thousand 
apologies  for  so  long neglecting  to  pay 
It was  sm all  you  know,  and  1 
my  bill. 
didn’t think. 
I hope  you  have not  been 
inconvenienced.”
“Oh, it would not matter if yours were 
the only bill, but you see ‘mony a mickle 
maks a muckle’ and ladies  don’t  pay up 
this season;  so I’ve  been  obliged to dis­
charge my girls and do all my own  work. 
I haven’t been  able  to  pay my rent,  and 
I’m afraid the landlord will turn me out. 
Then God knows what will become of me 
and my children.’’
At  this  point  the  poor  woman  broke 
down,  and  a  more  conscience-stricken 
face  than  that  of my  friend I never be­
held.  Before  we  left 
that  shop  the 
debtor paid  her bill  with interest plus  12 
cents;  what is  more,  she  became secur­
ity for her  grateful  creditor’s  rent until 
hard times cease.  God  bless her for her 
generous amend.
“Tell me,” asked  the  pretty  women, 
as 
the  carriage  turned  toward  home, 
“what made you think of what had never 
occurred to me?”
“A fellow-feeling  that  is said to make 
us  wondrous  kind. 
I  am  a  working 
woman.”

For locking up the capital of the coun­
try the  people are  now suffering capital 
punishment.
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G ran d   R apids  Ss In d ian a.
Schedule  In  effect Aug. 27,1823.

TRA INS  GOING  N O RTH .

Arrive from   L eave going 
North.
7:20am
4:15 p m
10:60  p m

South. 
For M’kinaw.Tr&v. City and Sag. 6:50am  
For Cadillac and Saginaw ..........  2:15 p m  
For  P etoskey Sc M ackinaw..........8:10 p m 
From K alam azoo............................. 0:10 a  m
From Chicago and K alam azoo..  0  40 p m 
daily.  Others trains daily excep t Sunday.
does n ot r u n  to  Traverse City on S u n d a y s .

Trains a rrivin g  from  south a t  0:50 a  m   and  9:10 a m 
Train  lea v in g   north  a t  7:20 a .m .  daily.  This  train 

TRA INS  GOING  SO U TH .

North. 
For  C in cin n a ti...... ........................  0:30 a ra 
For K alam azoo and  C hicago. . .  
For F ort W ayne and th e E ast..  11:50 a m  
For  C incinnati................................  6:15 p m  
For K alam azoo  Sc  C h icago........10:40 p m 
F rom  S ag in aw .................................   11:50 a m
From S aginaw ..................................  10:40p m
Trains lea v in g  south a t 6 :00 p m and  11:20 p.  m. runs 
daUy;  all  oth er  trains  d ally excep t Sunday.__________

Arrive from   Leave going 
South.
7:00 a  m
10:06  a  m
2:00 p m
6:00 p m
11:20 p m

Chicago via G.  R.  & I.  R.  R.

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr C hicago 

11:20 p m
7:05 a m
10:05  a m train   through  coach  and  W agner  P arlor
11:20  p m  train   daily,  through  coach  and  W agner 

10:05 a m  
4:10 p m  

2 :00 p m 
9:10 p m  

Sleeping Car.
Lv  C hicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
4:00  p  m  through  W agner  P arlor  Car.  10:00  p  m 
train   d aily,  through  Coach  and  W agner  Sleeping 
Car. 
______________________________________________

4:00 p m  
9:40 p m  

10:00 p m
0:60  a m

For M nskegon—L eave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
9:40 a m
7:00  a m  
11:26  a m  
6:40  p m  
5:25 p m

From M nskegon—Arrive
4.40 p m

Sunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  a t  7:45 a  m, ar­
rivin g a t  9:15  a  m.  Returning,  train   leaves  Muske 
gon  a t  4:30 p m, arrivin g a t Grand  Rapids a t  5 :50 p m.
G eneral Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  <fe 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee 
R’ys  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  be­
tween Grand Rapids and Toledo.
VIA D ., L.  A  N.  B’T.

Time Table in effect May 14, 1893.

Lv. Grand Rapids at...... 7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t ............   1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m.

V IA   D ., a. H . & St.  B’T .

Lv. Grand Rapids at......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t..............  1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m.

Return connections equally as good.

W.  H.  B e n n e t t ,  General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo. Ohio.

CHICAGO 

SBPT- 24' 1893
AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R’Y.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv. G’d Rapids............ 7:30am  1:25pm *11 :?0pm
Ar. Chicago........  —   1:55pm 6:50pm  *6:30am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO AND PROM  MUSKEGON.

VIA  ST.  JOSEPH  AND  STEAMER.

TRAVERSE  CITT  CHARLEVOIX  AND  FETOSKET.

Lv.  Chicago.................7:45am  4:55pm  *11:35pm
Ar. G’d Rapids............ 2 30pm  10:20pm  *6:10am
Lv. Grand  Rapids............  
...1:25pm  t6:30pm
Ar. Chicago............................. 8:3upm  2:00am
Lv. Chicago 9:30am... Ar. Grand Rapids 5:25 pm
Lv. Grand Rapids.......   7:30am  1:25pm  5:45pm
Ar. Grand Rapids........  9:20am  2:30pm  5:25pm
2:45pm
 
Lv. Grand  Rapids.. 
7:30am 
 
Ar.  Manistee...........  12:10pm 
7:35pm
.......... 
Ar. Traverse City 
  12:40pm 
.........   8 ‘05pm
10:45pm
 
Ar. Charlevoix........  3:15pm 
Ar.  Petoskey......... 
3:45pm 
 
11:15pm
Ar.  Bay View  ........  3:55pm 
 
11:25pm
Arrive  from  Bay  View,  etc.,  1:00  p.  m.  and 
10:00p. m.
Local train to White Cloud  leaves Grand Rap­
ids 5:45 p. m.. connects  for  Big Rapids and Fre 
mont.  Returning  arrives  Grand  Rapids  11:20 
a. m.
PARLOR  AND  BLEEPING  CARS. 
ToChicago.lv.G.R..  7:3t’am  1:25pm *11:30pm
To Petoskey ,lv.G. R..  7:30am  2:45pm 
...........
To G. R.. 1 v. Chicago.  7:45am  4:5 >pm *11:35pm
To G. R. .lv. Petoskey  5:00am  1:30pm 
...........
tExcept Saturday.  Other trains 
week days only.

♦Every day. 

 
 
 

DETROIT,

LANSING Sc  NORTHERN  R.  R.

GOING TO DETROIT.

Lv. Grand Rapids........7:00am *1:45pm  5:40pm
Ar. Detroit.................. 11:40am  *5:50pm  10:25pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. Detroit..................   7:45am *1:45pm  6:00pm
Ar. Grand Rapids....... 12:45pm *5:4opm  10:45pm

TO  AND  PROM   SAG IN A W ,  ALMA  AND  ST .  LOUIS.

Lv. GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. G R  11:50am 10:40pm

i 

TO  LO W ELL VIA   LO W ELL  &  HASTINGS  R.  R.

Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:00am  1:45pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:45pm  5:40pm  ..........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

|  Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap­
ids and Detroit.  Parlor car to Saginaw on morn­
ing train.

•Everyday.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.

Michigan P entral

“ The Niagara Falls Route/*

(Taking effect  Sunday, May 23, 1893.) 

•Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Arrive. 
Depart
10 20Dm...........Detroit  Express........... 6 55pm
6 00am  ... .»Atlanticand  Pacific......10 45 pm
1  00 p m ........New York Express.........   5 40 pm
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex­
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  6:55am;  re­
turning,  leave  Detroit  5 pm, arriving  at Grand 
Rapids 10:20 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
A. A l m q u i s t , Ticket Agent,

Union Passenger Station.
D e t r o i t ,  g r a n d   h a v e n   &  Mi l ­
Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield AV2.

w a u k e e   Railway.

Trains Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Ionia...........Ar
St.  Johns  ...Ar
Owossy....... Ar
E. Saginaw.  Ar
Bay City......Ar
F lin t.......... Ar
Pt.  Huron... Ar
Pontiac....... Ar
Detroit.........Ar

EASTW A RD .

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 tNo.  82
7 40pm
6 45am
8 45am
7 40am
9 42am 
8 25am 
10 25am
900am
10 50am
11 32am 
10 05am 
1205pm
10 53am
11 50am
W ESTW ARD.

10 20am
11 25am 
1217pm
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
345pm
5 50pm 
305pm 
4 05pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
3 05pm 
8 00pm 
8 37pm 
705pm 
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

1  00pm
2 10pm

4 55pm 
6 00pm 
6 20am 
6 00am

Trains Leave
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
Mllw’keeStr  “ 
Chicago Str.  “

tNo. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13. tNo. 15
10 20pm
7 25am
11 20pm 
8 30am
6 30am
4 00pm
tDaily except Sunday
Sunday  only train  leaves  Grand  Rapids  at 8 
a. m.  for Spring Lake and Grand Haven;  and at 
7 p. m. to connect with  Sunday night steamer at 
Grand Haven for Chicago.
Trains arrive from the east, 7:20 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 
4:45 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the  west, 6:40 a. m.,  10:10 
a. m , 3:15 p.m. and 9:35 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Parlor Car.
Westward—No.  1  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Parlor Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car.
J a b. C a m p b e l l , City T’cket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

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YOURS
1   r i r LASKING
Tradesman Company,

Write your  name  and  address upon  a postal  card,  mail  it 
to the  T radesm an  C om pany,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  and you 
will receive by return  mail samples and price list of its several 
styles  of  coupon  books,  which  are  the  most  comprehensive, 
concise and  convenient  system  ever  devised  for  the  handling 
of credit transactions in  any mercantile line,  or for  reconciling 
the unrest of cash  customers where both  cash  and  credit  sales 
are made indiscriminately.

We were  the originators  of the  coupon  book  system  and 
are the  largest  manufacturers  in  the  country,  having  special 
machinery for every branch  of the business. 
If you  wish  to 
deal  at headquarters, you  are our customers.

These  books  are  now 

in  use  by  over  25,000  retail 
merchants in  all  parts of  the  country  and  in  every  case  they 
are giving unqualified satisfaction,  as they enable the dealer to 
avoid all the losses and  annoyances incident  to  the  pass  book 
and  other  antiquated charging systems.

G R A N D   R A P I D S ,   M I C H .

1 3  c K  liJ i'C S

SOCIETIES,
CLUBS,
CONVENTIONS,
DELEGATES,
COMMITTEES.

The Largest Assortment of Ribbons 
and Trimmings in the State.

THE  TRADESMAN  CO.
MOSBEBY  BROS,,

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.  JOBBERS  OF 

Seeds, Beans, Fruits  and PrndilGe.

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PEACHES furnished daily at market value. 
If  you have any BEANS, 
APPLES,  POTATOES  or  ONIONS  to  sell,  state  how many  and wlli 
try and trade with you.

26,  28,  30  and  32  Ottawa  Street.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

TH E  MODERN  AMAZON.

From  the  earliest  times  the  woman 
question  was  decided  as  it  is to-day  in 
Oriental  countries.  The  women  were 
the “keepers at home,”  or of  the home; 
the men  were the  bread-winners.  This 
idea  is  stroBgly  expressed  in  the  old 
Anglo-Saxon  terms,  “husband,”  house- 
bond,  the gatherer of the  gear and main- 
tainer  of  the  estate;  “lord,”  or  laford, 
or  hlaford,  the  provider or furnisher of 
the  loaf  or  bread;  “lady,”  “ lafdig  or 
blafdig,” the divider of the loaf;  “ wife,” 
“ wif,” the weaver;  while the unmarried 
women  were  the  spinsters, 
the  word 
“spinner”  being masculine,  while “spin­
ster”  is feminine.  All  these  words ex­
press  a  signification  that  men  are  to 
protect or to provide for  the women who 
are to take care of the home and perform 
such household duties as  properly fell  to 
them.

Doubtless  this  is  the natural state  of 
the human  race in  every  age where the 
people have not  been  changed by exces­
sive civilization.  The universal effect of 
civilization,  when  carried 
to  a  high 
degree,  is  to  increase  enormously  the 
habits  of  luxury  and  self-indulgence. 
Every  discovery  of  science  is  called 
into  requisition  to  make 
labor  easier 
and  to  multiply  the  comforts  and  lux­
uries  of  life.  The  working  classes  en­
joy  these  benefits  as  much  as  the  rich. 
The laborer  no  longer is forced to walk 
long distances to and  from his work.  A 
carriage  transports  him  at  a  cost  of  a 
few cents.  Public places  of  resort  are 
fitted up  with  fans,  brilliant  lights,  and 
often  furnished  with  music,  where  he 
may  spend  his  evenings  with  as  much 
comfort as can the rich man in his splen­
didly appointed  club.  These  are only a 
few items of the  remarkable  increase in 
personal luxury and  opportunity for in­
dulgence  in  this  age;  but  all  goes  to 
show that with  the  growth  in  opportu­
nity for self-indulgence  the men are cor­
respondingly less willing  to work.  And 
so the women have gradually been driven 
to push themselves into men’s places.

This has  not been  the  result  of  any 
noisy  demands  by women  for  political 
equality or recognition,  but it is the irre­
sistible  force  of  fate  which  is  pushing 
women  into  the  places  of  men.  Hus­
bands,  fathers and  brothers  are loafers, 
hoodlums,  drunkards 
and  otherwise 
worthless 
self-indulgence. 
They,  so far from supporting the women 
who  are  naturally dependent  on  them, 
change  the  rule  and  prey upon  their 
women.  Thus  the softer  sex is  driven 
by a force it did not create, and  which it 
cannot resist,  to cease  to  be  keepers at 
home,  and  to  sally  forth  to  seek  the 
means of a livelihood.

through 

The  philosophical  thinker  will  give 
credit to the ancient  stories  of the Ama­
zons, nations of women who monopolized 
all the business of  war,  government and 
commerce,  because it is entirely possible 
that the  men of  such nations  have been 
killed off  in  incessant wars,  leaving  the 
women to protect  themselves and to per­
form all the duties of  citizenship.  Such 
an event  may have occurred  without re­
flecting  any  discredit  on  the  men,  but 
every  Amazon of  modern  times is  a re­
proach upon some man  who has failed to 
do his duty.

It is  hard for  women  who  have been 
carefully nurtured  to be  forced to  battle 
with  the  world  for  subsistence.  No 
mere  aggregation of  figures  can  repre­
sent the vast accumulation of disappoint­

ments,  the  humiliations,  the  mortifica­
tions,  the  temptations,  the  rebuffs,  the 
insults, the  heart-rending,  soul-wrench­
ing and bodily agonies which  have  been 
endured  by  women  who  have  been 
driven  to  labor  in  the  places  of  men. 
Their necessities have compelled them to 
accept lower  wages  than  were formerly 
to  males,  and  the  demand  for 
given 
cheaper  labor  has 
resulted  in  many 
cases in  the  displacement of  competent 
men,  because  women  would  work  at 
lower  rates. 
In this  connection women 
have found it necessary to provide them­
selves  with a  knowledge  of  book-keep­
ing, type-writing and  other pactical pro­
fessional information  which can  be use­
ful in business  situations.  Women who 
possess no  such stock  in trade  must fall 
back  on  their  more  elegant,  but  often 
less appreciated accomplishments.

Just  here  is  suggested  the  sense  of 
helplessness  of  the  elegant  and  accom­
plished women  who hope  to make a liv­
ing in the departments that  have always 
been  considered  open to  the  sex.  The 
New  York  World,  speaking of  the great 
numbers of  these classes,  reports that at 
the  New  York  Exchange  for  Women’s 
Work there  are 100  addresses of  gentle­
women,  with the very best of  references, 
willing to accept positions in respectable 
families  and make  themselves useful as 
nursery  governesses,  traveling  compan­
ions or  chaperons for  a  comfortable liv­
ing.  Six  months  before  the  World’s 
Fair opened the enrollment of applicants 
desirous of  accompanying  pleasure par­
ties  of  dependent  women  and  young 
ladies to  Chicago was suspended  for the 
reason  that  the  supply  already booked 
was thought by the Board of Directors to 
exceed the possibilities of demand.  These 
women  were  recommended  by  physi­
cians,  ministers,  judges,  school  superin­
tendents, college  professors,  statesmen, 
and men and  women prominent or influ­
ential in  the  community  to  which they 
belonged.  There  were artists, teachers, 
doctresses and musicians among the pro­
fessional  class;  there were  ladies  in re­
duced  circumstances,  whose  very names 
were  letters of  introduction;  there were 
widows  of  famous  men,  whose  culture 
and  broad  intelligence  eminently  fitted 
them to chaperon young ladies and make 
the journey profitable,  educationally and 
socially,  for wives and  mothers not born 
in the purple.

What a pity  these  women  are  forced 
to  such  precarious  callings,  and  how 
much  greater  pity  that  there  is  not  an 
immediate  demand  for  their  services! 
But  the  social  forces  of  the  age  are 
against  them.  The  tendency  is  to  the 
creation of a modern Amazon,  who takes 
the places of men  through the failure of 
men to do their duty  of  taking  care  of 
the  women.  Much  as  such  a  state  of 
things may be deplored, it is a condition, 
not a theory.  The  forces which are  be­
hind this movement  are  most potential; 
nothing  can  restrain them.  The move­
ment  is  not  swift,  but  it  is  not  slow. 
There has been immense  progress in the 
present generation.  When carried  to its 
legitimate conclusion  the  result  will  be 
the  modern  Amazon. 
If  there  is  any 
blame anywhere,  it does not  fall  to her. 
She will be only  the creature of circum­
stances. 

F ra nk  Sto w ell.

Wayland  Globe:  T h e  M i c h i g a n  
T radesm an came to  our table this week 
with  a  handsome  new  heading  and  is 
otherwise improved. 
T h e T radesm an 
is a first-class trade journal.

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods,  Carpets and Cloaks

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

M a c k in a w   S h irts  an d   L u m b e r m e n 's  S o c k s  

OVERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt,  Hemotsboiner & Co.,48-1 °^  S

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EXTRACTS

S E E   Q U O T A T IO N S .

M U SK E G O N   B A K E R Y

United  S tates  Baking  Co., 

CRACKERS,  BISCUITS,  CAKES.

O r ig in a to r s  o f  th e   C eleb ra ted   C a k e,  “ M U S K E G O N   B R A N C H .”

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H A R R Y   F O X ,  M a n a g er,

MUSKEGON.  MICH.

Spring & 

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loak s, 
N o tio n s, 
H o siery , 
G lo v es,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W o o le n s , 
F la n n e ls,  B la n k ets,  G in g h a m s,
P r in ts  an d   D o m estic  C ottons.

DEALERS IN

P E H K I N S   &   H E S f c j
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,
A S A F E   IN V E S T M E N T

NOS.  122  and  184  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS.  M IC H I G A N ,

WE CARRY  A  STOCK  OP  CAKE TAM iiw  POH  v :i  •  r<*

An order placed with  us for  goods  of  our  own  manufacture.  Our  fac­
tory  is one of  the largest in the State,  and its products  are  trade winners 
wherever sold.

OUR  SPECIALTY:

GRADE  GONFI

SIDE  ISSUES:

O r a n g e s ,  L e m o n s,  N u ts  

a n d   O y sters.

The PUTNAM CANDY CO.
loot  Coity Sayings Baal,

Your  Bank A ccount Solicited.

GRAND  RAPIDS  ,MICH.

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A  LADY’S

GENUINE  :  VICI  :  SHOE,

Plain toe in opera and  opera  toe and C. S. heel. 
D and E and E E widths, ai $1.50.  Patent leather 
tip,  $1 55.  Try them,  they are  beauties.  Stock 
soft and line, flexible and elegant  fitters.  Send 
for sample dozen.

REEDER  BROS. SHOE CO ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Grader  diesis. 

| Jso.  A.  Covodb,  Pres.

H enkt  Idema, Vlce-Pres.

J.  A.  S.  Verdiek.  Cashier.

K. V an  H o p, Ass’tC’s’r. 
Interest  Allowed  on  Time  and  Sayings 

Transacts a General Bonking  Bnxiness. 

Deposits.

DIRECTORS:

Jno. A. Covode, D. A  Blodgett,  E. Crofton Pox. 
T. J. O’Brien.  A. J  Bowne,  Henry Idema, 
Jno.\V.Blodgett,J. A. McKee, 
J. A. S. Verdier.
Deposits  Exceed  One  Million  Dollars.

ARE  THE  TIMES  HARD?

THEN  MAKE  THEM  EASY 
BY  ADOPTING  THE  COU­
PON  BOOK  SYSTEM  FUR 
NISHED  BY  THE

GRAND  RAPIDS.

TRADESMAN  COMPANY,
Glas»  Covers  for  Biscoits.

EL!k

& Company.

We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and  well 

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

MILTON  K E R N S ’

Spring 
El  Puritano  Clear.
10 Gent Cigar on Earn

I  T H E   F IN E S T

HPHESE  chests  will 
soon 
A  pay for themselves  in  the 
| breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

handsomest  ever  offered 
to  the 
trade.  They  are  made  to  fit  any 
of our  boxes  and can  be  changed  from 
one box  to  another in a moment  They
will  save  enough  good*  from  flies,  dirt  and  prying  fingers in a short  time to pay 
for themselves.  Try them and be convinced.  Price, 50 cents each.

o kUR new glass covers  are by far the 

N E W   N O V E L T IE S

We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties:

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

the best selling cakes we ever made.

CREAM  CRISP. 

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
NEWTON, a rich  finger with  fig  filling.  This  is  bound  to  be  one  of 
THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr- 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY
BATEMAN  &  FOX,
B.  J.  REYNOLDS,
R  OPPENHEIMER,

D e t r o it   T o b a c c o  Co.,

Bay City.

Grand  Rapids.

East Saginaw.

Detroit, Mich.

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QUALITY  WINS!

And  you  can  depend  on  the  best qual­

ity  when  you  buy  this  Brand•

MICH.

MANUFACTUR­

Our  Goods  are  sold  br  »11  Michigan  Jobbing  Houses.

GRAND  RAPIDS. 
BRUSH  BOMP'Y.
EES OF B R U S H E S GRAND  RAPIDS, 
REDUCED  PRICES
MASON
FRUIT  JARS

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B—4 the prices  advance,  which  they are 
sure to do a little later in the season.  We 
will hold  the  following quotations  open 
until the next issue of T he  T radesm an  I
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One pint  Mason cans,  packed,  G doz.  in a case....................................................   $5  50
6  00
One quart Mason cans,  packed.  8 doz. in a case........................................ 
 
One-half gal.  Mason cans, packed,  6 doz. in  a case............................................. 
8  00
One pint Mason cans,  packed,  1 doz.  in a case....................................................   7  50
One quart Mason cans,  packed,  1  doz.  in a case................................................. 
8  00
One-half gal.  Mason cans,  packed, 1 doz.  in a case.............................................  10  00 |

 

Don’t delay but send your order at once to

II.  Leonard  &  Sons

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH.

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T H E   O N L Y   R E L IA B L E

If Yon  Went  Good,  Light,  Sweet  Bread  and  Biscuits,
FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED YEAST

ThBFßrmßntiJmßompany

SOLD  BY  ALL  FIRST-CLASS  GROCERS.

MANUFACTURED  BY

MAIN  OFFICE:

CHICAGO,  270  KINZIE  STREET.

MICHIGAN  AGENCY:

GRAND  RAPIDS,  106  KSNT  STREET.

Address  all  communications  to  TILE  FERMENTUM  CO.

The  Following

Is the best line of Coffees in the State.  All roasted by CHASE 
ft  SANBORN.

IP  YOU  WANT  THE  BEST 

THESE  ARE  THE  COFFEES  FOR  YOU  TO  BOY.

J e w e ll’s  A r a b ia n   M och a,
J e w e ll’s  O ld  G o v e rn m e n t  J a v a , 
J e w e ll’s  O ld  G o v ern m en t  J a v a   a n d  

M och a,

W e lls ’  P erfectio n   Java,
W e lls ’  J a v a   an d   M och a,
W e a v e r ’s  B len d ,
S a n to r a ,
Ideal  G olden  R io,
C om p ou n d   C ru sh ed   Java.

Above are all in 50-pound cans.
Ideal Java and Mocha in one and two pound cans.

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